PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was deprived of a fair hearing in the SRC International Sdn Bhd appeal as the Court of Appeal had mistreated the defence team during the proceedings last year, says his lead counsel.
A three-man panel of the appellate court had “prejudged” the defence team as they requested an adjournment due to a misfortune involving Covid-19, said Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
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