PUTRAJAYA – The Federal Court here today struck out UK-based King’s Counsel Jonathan Laidlaw’s appeal to be admitted as an advocate and solicitor to represent Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC) criminal case.
The unanimous decision to allow the application by four respondents to nullify the appeal by Laidlaw to appear for the former prime minister was made by the apex court’s three-member bench led by justice Datuk Zabariah Mohd Yusof.
The four respondents are the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), the Malaysian Bar, the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee and the prosecution
The court also ruled that Laidlaw’s bid to represent Najib in the SRC International case has been rendered academic after the Federal Court in August last year as well as March this year upheld Najib’s conviction as well as a 12-year jail sentence and RM210 million fine.
The court’s decision was delivered in an online proceeding. – Bernama, August 10, 2023
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