Najib, Nazifuddin get leave to appeal unpaid tax ruling

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his son Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin can appeal to the Federal Court over a summary judgment entered against them regarding the payment of income tax amounting to RM1.69 billion and RM37.6 million respectively, to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB)

This follows a unanimous decision on Tuesday (May 10) by a three-member bench led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat in granting leave to Najib and Mohd Nazufuddin as the applicants to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision.