AG obtains leave to initiate committal proceedings against Isham Jalil


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here on Monday (March 3) allowed the Attorney-General (AG) to initiate committal proceedings against former Umno Supreme Council member Isham Jalil for contempt of court over remarks made regarding former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad and SRC International Sdn Bhd's cases.

Judge Datuk Noorin Badaruddin made the ruling after hearing submissions by deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam and counsel Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun, representing Isham, legally known as Hizatul Isham Abdul Jalil, as respondent.

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