Najib should be acquitted of SRC International-related charges, says defence


KUALA LUMPUR: The defence in the SRC International trial involving Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic) submitted to the High Court that the former prime minister should be acquitted of the seven charges he is facing in relation to the misappropriation of SRC International's RM42mil.

Lawyer Harvinderjit Singh, who is representing the Pekan MP, argued that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against his client.

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