Najib gets to call handwriting expert to verify his signatures at SRC trial
Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020 10:36 AM MYTDatuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court January 22, 2020. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
In his ruling, High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali said the prosecution’s claim that the basis for Najib’s application was an afterthought or a recent invention was not a valid reason to bar the accused from leading evidence in his defence. “Consequent to my allowing this application by the accused, considering the facts and circumstances of this application, I further rule that this is a proper case for this court and that it is essential to the just decision of the case to allow the prosecution to call rebuttal witness under Section 425 of the Criminal Procedure Code should it wish to do so in relation to the evidence that may be given by the expert document examiner should this expert be called by the defence,” the judge said...
Explaining his decision, Mohd Nazlan said an accused in his defence was entitled to procure and lead any relevant evidence of his choice under the law. “This would ensure that the best evidence on the authenticity of the disputed documents is made available to this court. This was to ensure that the examination of the exhibits in dispute did not interfere with the proceedings of the case.
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