Najib files for review of Federal Court judgment in SRC International case

Former prime minister Najib Razak yesterday applied for a review of the Federal Court’s decision to uphold his conviction and sentence for the misappropriation of RM42 million in SRC International funds.

Lawyer Rahmat Hazlan from Messrs Shafee & Co confirmed that the firm had filed the review on behalf of Najib, 69, naming the public prosecutor as the respondent.
 
Besides seeking a review of the court’s decision on Aug 23 rejecting his appeal and confirming his conviction and sentence of 12 years and his RM210 million fine, the Pekan MP is asking that the court’s decision to dismiss his application to recuse Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, along with its decision on Aug 16 dismissing his application to adduce additional information and the disqualification of judge Mohd Nazlan Ghazali in the High Court trial, be set aside.

Najib, who is currently serving his sentence in Kajang Prison, is also seeking a stay of execution of his conviction and sentence pending the hearing of his review application.

The Federal Court, led by Tengku Maimun, had dismissed Najib’s appeal to set aside the conviction and sentence imposed by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on July 28, 2020.

Najib’s previous attempt to overturn the ruling failed when the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court's decision on Dec 8, 2021.