During the hearing in the Palace of Justice this afternoon, a panel of five judges led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat issued a unanimous ruling in another major setback for the ex-PM.
She pointed out that the evidence requested has no bearing on the key issue in the SRC case, which is Najib’s knowledge of the RM42 million.Najib’s application does not comply with the condition that the evidence was unavailable at the time of the SRC trial in the High Court, according to the top court.
“We find that the Court of Appeal was correct in its decision that the fresh evidence application was of no merit. We do not find any appealable error. In this consensus, this appeal is hereby dismissed,” she says. Najib is appealing the Court of Appeal’s judgement from December 7 last year, challenging the Court’s decision to deny his request to adduce more evidence.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)