News Credit: Free Malaysia Today
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has in a majority decision rejected Najib Razak’s bid to review his conviction and sentence in the SRC International case.
Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Rahman Sebli was the sole dissenting judge.
This means the former prime minister will serve out the remainder of his 12-year prison term, unless he secures a royal pardon from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
A five-member bench chaired Rahman had heard submissions from both Najib’s defence team and the prosecution over six days between Jan 19 and Feb 28.
On July 28, 2020, Najib was convicted by Justice Nazlan Ghazali, then a High Court judge, for abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust (CBT) over SRC funds amounting to RM42 million.
His appeal to the Court of Appeal was dismissed on Dec 8, 2021.
Najib began his 12-year prison term on Aug 23, 2022, immediately following the Federal Court’s dismissal of his final appeal.
