Shafee upset with leaked info about Rosmah's charges

Christopher Rabin Christopher Rabin Updated 7 years ago · Published on 4 Oct 2018 12:22PM · 3 Comments

Shafee Abdullah said even the couple’s lawyers did know what their clients would be charged with. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, October 4, 2018.

LAWYER Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today protested against information “leaks” about Rosmah Mansor and Najib Razak given to the media, saying it was unfair.

He said even the couple’s lawyers did know what their clients would be charged with or how many charges would be brought against them, yet the media could obtain the information beforehand.

“Like today’s news, (that Rosmah would face) 17 charges. We didn’t know.

“Who is leaking this info in order to prejudice our clients?” Shafee told reporters outside the Kuala Lumpur courts where Rosmah had been charged with 12 counts of money-laundering and five counts of tax evasion this morning.

Shafee said his role as a lawyer was to be an “equaliser” against leaks to the media.

“I’m not seeking publicity, I’m here to be the equaliser. The news being fed to you is not fair.”

He said he was representing Najib while other a separate team of lawyers were acting for Rosmah.

Shake was in court today for case management of charges against Najib for receiving RM42 million from SRC International, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd. – October 4, 2018.

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  • Aiya now you say all sorts of things. Boring la. Just get on with it. You were a bully government lawyer. You never objected to getting a easier ride when the laws were tilted against your opponents but instead took advantage of it.

    Posted 7 years ago by Alphonz Jayaraman · Reply

    • Agreed.

      Posted 7 years ago by MANN Abdul · Reply

  • Just admit that you just want to be in limelight that is why you come out with thousand and one nonsense. As of matter , Bar Counsel should have barred you from practise until your case is settle.

    Posted 7 years ago by MANN Abdul · Reply