Lawyer Shafee hid ‘identity’ of RM9.5m received from Najib as loan instead of legal services to Umno and BN, witness tells court
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — The High Court here was told today that lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah had tried to hide the “identity” of the RM9.5 million received from Datuk Seri Najib Razak as a loan, when the money was paid for legal services rendered to Umno and Barisan Nasional .
The eighth prosecution witness said this during re-examination by Deputy Public Prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz in the trial of Muhammad Shafee, who is charged with receiving RM9.5 million in funds obtained from illegal activities from Najib, and two counts of making false statements to the Inland Revenue Board .
To Afzainizam’s question as to why he did not issue a notice to Muhammad Shafee and Shafee & Co, to submit invoices regarding the legal fees to Umno and BN, Mohamad Farid said Muhammad Shafee himself had confirmed that he did not request any invoices from Najib, because he was “shy” to do so. Counsel Harvinderjit Singh who represented Muhammad Shafee thanked the prosecution and Judge Muhammad Jamil for hearing the case.
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