Lawyer forced to stay on as Najib's counsel was a 'fundamental error' by court, says Shafee


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court made a "fundamental error" when it enforced that Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik to remain on board as Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lead counsel despite the lawyer wanting to discharge himself due to time constraints, says Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

He said Hisyam - who represented Najib at the final appeal in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case - was "compelled to remain in court" as though he was representing Najib despite voicing his intention to discharge himself.

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