Shafee defends gag order, wants defence furnished with more documents

Bede Hong Bede Hong Updated 5 years ago · Published on 4 Jul 2018 3:55PM · 8 Comments

Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is leading the defence in Najib Razak's case. The former prime minister has been charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 4, 2018.

NAJIB Razak’s lawyer, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, has called for further documents to be made available to the defence, saying they were only served a charge sheet detailing the former prime minister’s alleged offences.

The renown lawyer also defended his application for an interim gag order, saying there is a time gap until case management on August 8.

“They (prosecution team) can be hostile, but I do expect them to be unfair,” he told reporters after spending six hours with Najib at the Kuala Lumpur High Court today.

“Lawyers have a certain amount of arrogance. Intellectually, we are arrogant, but I do not want people to think I’m unfair.

“I hope that parameter, that somehow, fairness will prevail.”

Najib was charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power at the sessions court this morning in relation to RM42 million that was allegedly siphoned off from SRC International.

SRC International is a former subsidiary of the debt-ridden 1Malaysia Development Bhd, which Najib formed and once headed.

High court judge Sofian Abd Razak has approved Shafee’s request for an interim gag order on digital and print media, preventing them from discussing the merits of the case.

He said Shafee needs to apply to make the gag order permanent, and the interim order is valid for only 14 days.

The gag order does not cover news reporting on court proceedings.

Shafee said the gag order is to prevent individuals or parties from making statements deemed unfair to Najib.

“Statements like ‘Najib is guilty’ or even ‘Najib is innocent’ must not be made.”

On whether the prosecution has a good case against his client, Shafee said: “We have a good defence, and you will see when trial starts.” – July 4, 2018.

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  • Wait till your arrogance takes you for a trip to River Bamboo Hotel where you can check in but not check out for a long long time.......

    Posted 5 years ago by Jay Seeva · Reply

  • Hostile?! Yeah right!

    Posted 5 years ago by JK Unrowling · Reply

  • Just defending Najib makes your arrogance turn into foolishness. The man is a criminal. Shove your intellectual arrogance up your ass.

    Posted 5 years ago by Savari CJ · Reply

    • Shove his intellectual arrogance??? Why not use Najib's head!

      Posted 5 years ago by Bob Hangguk · Reply

    • Hahaha...

      Posted 5 years ago by Jesse Lingard · Reply

  • Shafee, whether you like it or not, you cannot stop people of making their judgment by media or by grapevine. What is there to hide? In today's age of electronic media, you cannot stop that. The world will be reporting it.So, are you going to muzzle the world?

    Posted 5 years ago by Peace Maker · Reply

  • Penyamun M'sia's paid liar ... your days are numbered too, I believe !

    Posted 5 years ago by Gerald Tak · Reply

  • Can discuss at coffeeshop?

    Posted 5 years ago by Faiz Fadzil · Reply