Judge: Najib can seek an acquittal


RM27mil case: Najib waving to photographers after the court proceedings in Kuala Lumpur. — Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak can seek an acquittal or a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) if the prosecution is not ready to start the hearing of his RM27mil money-laundering case on Sept 17.

Justice K. Muniandy said this following a verbal application by the former prime minister’s lawyer for the charges to be dropped.

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