chaired by Judge Datuk Has Zanah Mehat dismissed the appeals by Anwar, Pulai MP Datuk Seri

Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's advice to the King over the Emergency declaration. Justice Has Zanah Mehat

PUTRAJAYA: Two men were spared the gallows on Friday( Nov 26) in separate drug trafficking cases and were instead sentenced to jail after the Court of Appeal substituted their charges with possession. Lorry driver Mahadi Abidin, 50, was sentenced to 25 years’ jail for possessing 97. 76g of cannabis in the parking area of a nasi kandar restaurant in Taman Sejati, Sungai Petani, Kedah on July 15, 2015.He was spared the rotan in view of his age as the Criminal Procedure Code spares those 50 and ove

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has fixed 10 days in August to hear Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's final bid against his conviction and jail sentence for misappropriation of RM42mil in SRC International Sdn Bhd funds. The matter was informed via a letter dated April 29 made available to the media, which was signed by Federal Court deputy registrar Hafiizullaah Omar@ Md Salleh, stating that the dates were from Aug 15 to 19 and 22 to 26. According to the letter, both parties( defence and prosecution) w

GEORGE TOWN: Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has filed questions of law in his bid to challenge Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's action in advising the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to suspend Parliament during the Emergency period. His lawyer Ramkarpal Singh said the questions were filed last week and the Federal Court has fixed Jan 26 for case management." The questions were filed by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in an effort to obtain leave from the apex court and to enable the complaint to be heard,

PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be seeking the help of a Queen’s Counsel from the United Kingdom to argue his appeal against his conviction, 12-year jail sentence and RM210mil fine for the SRC International Sdn Bhd case in the Federal Court. Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Andrin Kamarul said Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah conveyed the matter to Federal Court registrar Siti Hajar Mustaffa during online proceedings yesterday.“ The defence w

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here has set Dec 8 for a decision on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's appeal against his conviction and sentence for misappropriation of RM42mil in funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd. The Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court, in a media statement Tuesday( Nov 23), said that the decision will be delivered at 9 am on Dec 8. The hearing of the appeal, before a three-judge panel led by Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil, lasted for 15 days

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has fixed March 22 to hear a lawyer's application to seek leave to pursue his appeal for reinstatement of his lawsuit that questioned the legality of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's royal pardon for his sodomy conviction. Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, who was representing Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz, as well as Anwar's counsel J. Leela, when contacted, confirmed that the Federal Court would hear the application on March 22. Case management before Federal Court de

PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak( pic) will file an appeal petition on Monday( April 25) to set aside his conviction for misappropriating RM42mil in SRC International Sdn Bhd funds. This followed a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of the apex court, led by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, in allowing Najib’s application for an extension of time no later than Monday to file the petition. The other two judges on the bench were D

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed a petition of appeal to the Federal Court relating to his conviction and sentence in the RM42mil SRC International Sdn Bhd case.In the petition, sighted by The Star, the Pekan MP cited 94 grounds on why the Court of Appeal had erred in its decision to uphold the High Court’s conviction and sentence. The petition was filed through Messrs Shafee Co on Monday( April 25). Earlier today, a three-man panel unanimously allowed Najib’s