KUALA LUMPUR - Tax-related cases by former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak and his two sons involving a total of RM1.74 billion in arrears will be up for case management at the Court of Appeal on Dec 16.
Najib, 67, is appealing against a High Court decision that allowed a summary judgement by the Inland Revenue Board against him, compelling Najib to pay an additional income tax totalling RM1.69 billion for the period between 2011 and 2017 to the government.High Court judge Justice Ahmad Bache, in his ruling said there were no triable issues to warrant a full trial in Najib's case.
On June 25 last year, the government through LHDN filed suit against Najib seeking payment for a total of RM1,692,872,924.83, with 5 per cent a year interest from the date of judgment, as well as costs and other relief deemed fit by the court.Meanwhile, Najib's sons are also appealing in their respective cases.
In her 14-page judgment, Judicial Commissioner Julie Lack Abdullah ruled that there were no triable issues since the board's claim against Nizar is not time barred.
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