Najib gets leave to challenge senior deputy public prosecutor
Former Malaysian PM gets leave to challenge senior deputy public prosecutor
Malaysia’s Court of Appeal granted leave to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to commence a judicial review to challenge the legality of the appointment for former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as a senior deputy public prosecutor in their trials.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on April 3 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Kula Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia’s Court ofAppeal granted leave to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak andhis lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to commence a judicial review tochallenge the legality of the appointment for former Federal Court judge DatukSeri Gopal Sri Ram as a senior deputy public prosecutor in their trials.
A three-member bench comprising Justices Datuk HasnahMohammed Hashim, Datuk Lau Bee Lan and Datuk Has Zanah Mehat allowed theappeals brought by the duo to set aside the High Court dismissal of theirapplications to obtain leave to initiate the judicial review.
Hasnah fixed August 27 for case management of the judicial review cases beforethe deputy registrar of the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.
On February 20, the High Court of Malaysia dismissed Najib and MuhammadShafee’s applications for leave to commence a judicial review, prompting themto appeal to the Court of Appeal.
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on April 3 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) 
