Najib Trial Day 37 Cross Examination Of Bank Negara Officer Continues

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The criminal trial of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak involving the alleged misappropriation of funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd enters its 37th day today at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysiakini brings you live reports of the proceedings
Summary of Najib’s SRC RM42 million caseNajib is facing 7 charges relating to RM42m involving SRC International, a former 1MDB subsidiary
1 abuse of power charge3 criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges3 money laundering chargesClick to view information on judge, prosecution and defence teamDefence completes cross-examination on Shuib10.50am - The defence team completed their cross-examination on Bank Negara Malaysia digital forensics analyst Shuzairizman Shuib
However, the defence's lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah requested the court to allow them to recall the witness if needed later, as they expect to have further questions for him after the AmBank relationship managers are called to testify in court
DPP V Sithambaram then tells the court that since the defence has completed their cross-examination, they would have to satisfy the court with reasons should the latter wants to recall the witness
Sithambaram then continues by re-examining the witness with several questions on exhibits tendered in the court
Shuzairizman was then released from the witness stand before the court goes to a short break
The prosecution is expected to call its next witness to the stand after the break
Expert confirms chat between AmBank, 1MDB execs about Najib's account10.10am - The court hears Bank Negara officer Shuzairizman Shuib confirming a series of Blackberry Messenger chats between AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu and 1MDB finance director Terrence Geh in 2015
Under cross-examination by defence lawyer Harvinderjit Singh, the digital forensics analyst testifies on a data extraction report from Joanna's Blackberry device confiscated by the central bank on July 2015
According to his testimony, Joanna and Terrence had chatted on Blackberry Messenger between 2.32am and 8.33am on Feb 5, 2015, among which they had a discussion about an AmIslamic Bank account ending with the number 880
For the record, the bank account ending in 880 mentioned in the chat had been established earlier during the trial as Najib's private banking account
In the chat messages, Joanna also mentioned a person whom she referred to as 'Nik', when she was telling Terrence that she "was trying to get Nik to email request but he is not in"
It is believed that she was referring to former SRC International CEO Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil
'This is a fishing expedition' - Prosecution.9.40am - DPP V Sithambaram objects to the defence's alleged line of cross-examination over the past half hour, calling it "fishing expedition"
"They (defence) must specify what they want (in cross-examination). This is a fishing expedition," Sithambaram tells judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali
The DPP is referring to lawyer Harvijnderjit Singh's grilling of 46th witness Shuzairizman Shuib (photo), a digital forensics analyst with Bank Negara's Financial Intelligence and Enforcement Department
The lawyer spent the past half an hour questioning the witness over the alleged non-compliance of SOP by Shuzairizman in recording his extraction of digital data from the phone
Nazlan orders Harvinderjit to limit this line of questioning to 10 minutes
Najib enters the dock, proceedings begin9.08am - Najib Abdul Razak enters dock as proceedings begin
9.03am - Accused Najib Abdul Razak enters the court and takes a seat in the front row of the public gallery
While awaiting proceedings to begin, also seen are his lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and other members of the defence team, as well as AG Tommy Thomas and other DPPs
Najib Abdul Razak's RM42 million SRC International trial enters its 37th day today with the cross-examination of 46th witness Shuzairizman Shuib
The defence is expected to focus on reports prepared by Shuzairizman Shuib, a digital forensics analyst with Bank Negara's Financial Intelligence and Enforcement Department, on data extracted from devices confiscated from the Jalan Raja Chulan branch of AmBank on July 6, 2015
These reports concern a Blackberry phone seized from AmBank's then-relationship manager Joanna Yu, among others
As proceedings resume before Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, the prosecution may also update the court over lead defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's allegation that Najib was denied access to information on his own AmBank accounts. - Mkini

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