Src Trial Hearing To Continue Amid Political Upheaval

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DAY 83 | The criminal trial of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak involving the alleged misappropriation of funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd enters day 83 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 teamFollowing yesterday’s postponement, the 83rd day of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s RM42 million SRC International trial will resume early this afternoon
Proceedings before Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali will begin at 2.30pm today
Yesterday, proceedings were unable to resume as Najib's defence has yet to finalise their interview as well as the witness statement for their witness, Putra Perdana Bhd executive chairperson Rasman Abdullah
The court was also informed that Pekan MP Najib had been summoned to Istana Negara and prior to that, needed to attend a political meeting at PWTC in Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning
The PWTC meeting and the royal summon were related to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah wishing to personally interview every member of parliament in Malaysia, which has 222 parliamentary constituencies
His Majesty wished to do this in order to determine the appointment of a new prime minister. Currently, Dr Mahathir Mohamad is interim premier following an unprecedented political upheaval over the past few days
When proceedings before Nazlan resumes around 2.30pm this afternoon, the defence is expected to call Rasman to the witness stand
Putra Perdana is linked to Putra Perdana Construction, which was allegedly involved in the transfer of RM42 million from SRC International into Najib's personal bank accounts between December 2014 and February 2015
[More to follow] - Mkini

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