KUALA LUMPUR: The RM6.6bil criminal breach of trust (CBT) trial involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah has been postponed to May 29 due to a new development.
Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Saifuddin Hashim Musaimi informed High Court judge Justice Muhammad Jamil Hussin that the prosecution had received a representation letter from Datuk K. Kumaraendran, who is representing Mohd Irwan, and the representation was currently being studied by the Attorney General’s Chambers.
"There are many issues raised in the representation by Mohd Irwan's lawyer and we need time to study it," the DPP said here on Monday . Monday was initially fixed for the first day of hearing in the trial, which was scheduled to continue on Tuesday , April 8 to 11, and throughout May. "Without divulging information due to its sensitive information, we seek for the trial to be postponed for the negotiations to run smoothly.Justice Muhammad Jamil then allowed the postponement and fixed May 29 for mention.
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