KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will know by June 11 whether the prosecution will drop three money laundering charges involving RM27 million in SRC International Sdn Bhd funds. The High Court fixed the date after the Attorney General’s Chambers requested a one-month extension to decide on Najib’s representation, which was submitted in August 2023.
Najib’s lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, urged the court to grant a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) given the prolonged delay. The court, while granting the extension, instructed the AGC to report the final decision next month and directed all parties to prepare arguments for the DNAA application.
Najib is currently serving a reduced six-year jail sentence in Kajang Prison for a separate SRC-related conviction.
