Internet users pan Shafee’s claim that dog hurt him

Bede Hong Bede Hong Updated 5 years ago · Published on 12 Mar 2019 7:54PM · 8 Comments

A dog jumping to catch a frisbee during the Polish Dog Chow Disc Cup competition in Warsaw September 5, 2010. Earlier today, Najib Razak's lawyer, Shafee Abdullah, applied to the Court of Appeal to delay proceedings because of he broke his arm when his dog jumped on him. – EPA pic, March 12, 2019.

INTERNET users have reacted in disbelief that Najib Razak’s lead counsel, Shafee Abdullah, had asked the Court of Appeal to postpone hearings on several appeals relating to the SRC International case because his dog had injured him.

A three-judge panel led by Justice Zabariah Mohd Yusof agreed to adjourn this afternoon’s hearing to Friday morning after Shafee told the court he had fractured his arm after his pet dog “jumped” on him last night.

Commentators criticised both the decision and the reason given. 

“Must be a huge dog. And by the way, got M.C. or not?” said radio personality Patrick Teoh on his Facebook page. 

“Did he make a police report against the dog?” said Sam Goh in response to Teoh’s post of a news article on today’s proceeding. 

“Next would be his pet cat breaking his leg?” asked Thomas Liew. 

Kon Wai Luen said: “Now he made all those kids who claimed the dog ate their homework to look really amateurish.”

John Takc questioned how much longer “does the court intend to let this tomfoolery carry on?”

“We all know lawyers use their mouth to talk in court but certainly not hand…” said Facebook user Eric Law.

Steven Tan C.T. said: “This is ridiculously stupid and plain nonsense. Just how long can the PH govt let such nonsense goes wild? Charge the lawyer with contempt of court if this is found to be untrue.”

“Clever… Delay and delay the court case, next thing you know it’s already 5 years and BN has won the election again,” said Kelvin Pereira. 

The reason Shafee Abdullah gave when requesting a postponement of hearings has been described as 'ridiculously stupid and plain nonsense'. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 12, 2019.

Najib has been charged with 10 counts of money-laundering, criminal breach of trust and abuse of power over sums of RM42 million and RM47 million. SRC is a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

The matter in the appeals court today is one of four interlocutory applications Najib has made in relation to his SRC charges.

Present was Attorney-General Tommy Thomas and Najib. The former prime minister was dressed in a gray suit and did not speak throughout the today’s proceedings. 

Attorney-General Tommy Thomas objected to Shafee’s claims, saying: “Everyone wants the trial to start as early as tomorrow.”

The last case involving a major political figure was Anwar Ibrahim’s second sodomy trial. 

Anwar claimed trial on August 7, 2008, just two months after his aide, Mohammad Saiful Bukhari Azlan lodged a police report alleging he was sodomised by the former deputy prime minister. 

An acquittal by the High Court in 2012 was later reversed to a five-year sentence by the Court of Appeal and affirmed by the Federal Court on February 10, 2015. 

The entire legal process took 6 years, 4 months and 3 days. – March 12, 2019.

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Comments

  • PH government is a paper tiger. Period !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Next time he will claim his balls are swelling because his dog keeps licking them. It's also the first time his balls are swelling.

    Posted 5 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • Absurd for the court to accept such an absurd excuse. He should be made to produce medical evidence of the injury / fracture. If he lied, he should be charged for contempt. Latest it seems his pet bird poked his eye. He is making a joke of the court. The Court cannot keep on accepting such excuses without medical evidence. It reflects very badly on the court and the justice system.

    Posted 5 years ago by Ravinder Singh · Reply

    • Agree..this is just wasting time unless he has a medical certificate.

      Posted 5 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply

  • If the trial does not start this month,its time for a massive rally

    Posted 5 years ago by Soma Govin · Reply

  • I thought most Muslims do not keep dogs as pets? He has to keep washing his hands and body when his dogs licked him? More so he mentioned he kept many dogs, our Malaysian dog whisperer? May be not he failed to control his dogs temperament. Bloody excuse.

    Posted 5 years ago by Justin Leno · Reply

  • What la? Next will be the defendant's turn to come with a ludicrous excuse to delay the hearing.

    Posted 5 years ago by Vincent Lim · Reply