‘Najib making a tactical move’

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to call an Australian handwriting expert to examine his signatures on several SRC International Sdn Bhd documents to establish the authenticity is just a “tactical manoeuvre”, the High Court was told. Ad hoc prosecutor Datuk V. Sithambaram said Najib’s act in waiting until this late stage of the trial to seek verification from a document examiner clearly showed that the application was an afterthought and a tactical manoeuvre to delay proceedings and put the prosecution at a procedural disadvantage to face the defence’s case.

“If allowed, this application will cause a miscarriage of justice. Justice is not only for the defence. It is also for the prosecution, an often overlooked proposition, ” he said.