KUALA LUMPUR: The strict standard operating procedures (SOP) for open court hearings due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic appears to have upset both the prosecution and the defence in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial, as the presiding judge in the case refused to relax the rules.
Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pic) said he could not function as counsel to Datuk Seri Najib Razak under the current circumstances, adding that he has been asking the court since Tuesday (May 19) to allow more lawyers on his team to be present
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