DATUK Seri Najib Razak failed to strike out three money laundering charges involving RM27 million in SRC International Sdn Bhd funds after his representation was rejected by the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC).
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd. Ashrof Adrin Kamarul informed the Kuala Lumpur High Court that the AGC had decided to reject the representation and the prosecution would proceed with the case against Najib.
Najib had on February 3, 2019, claimed trial to three charges of money laundering involving illegal proceeds totalling RM27 million.
This is separate from the RM42 million corruption trial also involving SRC, for which Najib is serving a prison sentence.
The funds were allegedly channeled through his three AmPrivate Banking accounts at AmIslamic Bank Berhad, AmBank Group Building, Jalan Raja Chulan, on July 8, 2014.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul, who said the prosecution was prepared to proceed with the trial, also asked for the court for longer trial dates.
He said this was to allow for the compilation of voluminous trial documents.
Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah then suggested to court to grant his client a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) in the interest of justice as trial has been indefinitely postponed since 2019.
Ashrof said he would leave it to the court’s discretion as his explicit instructions were to proceed with the trial and cannot agree to the defence’s request.
High Court Judge K. Muniandy later fixed June 20 to decide on the defence’s application for DNAA. - June 11, 2025
