Najib's final SRC appeal: Defence bid to admit fresh evidence 'flawed and self-serving', says prosecution


Ad hoc prosecutor Datuk V. Sithambaram (left) arriving at Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on the first day of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak SRC International appeal hearing on Monday (Aug 15). - RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application to adduce fresh evidence on trial judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali is "flawed and self-serving", says the prosecution.

Lead prosecutor Datuk V. Sithambaram, in his submission, said Najib's application was self-serving as it was made and filed, yet none of the five witnesses who supposedly supported the evidence was putting their neck out by signing affidavits.

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