Najib: I didn’t get a fair trial


Off to prison: Police officers taking Najib (in the back seat) from the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya to Kajang Prison. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak cried foul over the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold his conviction, saying that a fair trial was not accorded to him.

Najib, who spoke from the dock, also said he was not given the opportunity to explain his circumstances regarding the need to request an adjournment on his SRC appeal case.

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