PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak can still change his mind about the manner of defence he offers when the RM42 million SRC International corruption case begins next month, a lawyer says.
Najib, who was ordered on Monday to enter his defence for the seven charges against him over the transfer of money to his account from the former 1MDB unit, said he would give evidence under oath.Unlike an unsworn statement, a sworn statement would enable the prosecution to cross-examine him with his lawyer then conducting a re-examination.
He said the Federal Court and Court of Appeal had in the past acquitted people based on the trial court’s failure to explain these options, which was a miscarriage of justice. However, other defence witnesses must give their testimonies from the witness box, and they will be questioned by the defence and re-examined by the accused’s lawyer.
He added that the prosecution must prove its case on a higher burden of proof – beyond reasonable doubt – at the close of the defence case.
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