'Where is Najib? Why is he not in court?' Judge orders proceedings to continue in the afternoon

PUTRAJAYA: The hearing for an application by Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic) to adduce new evidence in his appeal to set aside the conviction and sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd appeal will proceed via online at 12.30pm on Tuesday (Dec 7), despite his defence team's plea to postpone the proceedings.

Court of Appeal judge Justice Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil gave strict orders for the proceedings to continue at noon, after hearing from both the defence and the prosecution.