KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — High Court judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah today sternly and firmly told Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lawyers that they cannot keep on postponing...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — High Court judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah today sternly and firmly told Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lawyers that they cannot keep on postponing their cross-examination of witnesses in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad trial.
Prosecution witnesses would provide testimony at the examination-in-chief stage which is when they will testify and answer questions from the prosecution to provide clarification, before answering questions by Najib's lawyers during the cross-examination stage and before the prosecution then asks final questions at the re-examination stage for the witness to clarify their answers.
Sri Ram said this has also caused difficulty for the prosecution in arranging for re-examination and that it"makes our lives very difficult", stressing that he had already tried to accommodate as much as possible. The judge however again firmly affirmed his instruction and highlighted the High Court's time that would be wasted with the deferred cross-examination of Kok.
"You all have a big team, I think you are more than capable of cross-examining, you are familiar with the facts of the case, you have cross-examined other witnesses. This is something to take note of for future witnesses, I'm unable to accede to any more requests. I suppose we have to reconvene at 2.30pm," the judge said.
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