PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has allowed applications by Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his son, Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin, for an interim stay of the summary judgment obtained by the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) for them to pay more than RM1.7bil in tax arrears pending their leave to appeal at the Federal Court.
A three-member Court of Appeal bench led by judge Datuk Azizah Nawawi granted the stay after hearing submissions by counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, representing Najib and Mohd Nazifuddin, and LHDN deputy solicitor Dr Hazlina Hussain, reports Bernama.
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