Court to decide on Nov 13 whether to vacate Najib-Arul Kanda's trial dates

Lead prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram said they are asking for the dates to be vacated because a key witness who will be called is currently testifying under cross-examination in the former prime minister’s other case involving the misappropriation of RM2.28 billion of 1MDB funds .

“One of our principle witnesses who we would have called in as the first is now a witness under cross examination , and the cross examination according to indications yesterday is unlikely to be completed by Nov 14,” he said. “He is a very important witness in this case and I need time to prepare the opening statement and marshal my team,” he said.

“I am quite neutral about this because I think there are advantages for me to finish off because we can use the extra time for our defence when the case comes up.High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan then fixed Nov 13 to decide whether to allow the prosecution's application to vacate the original trial dates.On Dec 12 last year, Arul Kanda, 43, was charged at the Sessions Court with committing the offence between Feb 22 and 26, 2016.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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