NAJIB Razak’s lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is confident that his defence team has a better chance to clear the former prime minister’s name at the Court of Appeal.

Speaking to reporters at the lobby of the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, Shafee said there are another 10 judges from the Appellate Court and the Federal Court to judge on the RM42 million SRC International case.

“There is no evidence to show that Najib was the one who instructed the RM42 million be credited into his account and this is only one judge. There are 10 more to go. Three judges from the Court of Appeal and seven from the Federal Court.

“We will appeal and we have better chances (to clear Najib’s name).

“Nonetheless, the trial has been fair, the only complaint we have is that the judge does not seem to imply this case as a criminal law case but a civil case,” he explained.

Najib was found guilty of seven charges involving RM42 million in SRC International Bhd funds that went to his bank accounts.

Three charges are for money-laundering, three for criminal breach of trust, and one for abuse of power.

This evening, high court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali sentenced Najib to 12 years in jail and a RM210 million fine, and an additional five years of jail time if he fails to pay.

The jail sentences, which are 12 years for abuse of power, and 10 years each for the criminal breach of trust and money-laundering charges, are to run concurrently.

Najib, 67, still faces more charges in four other criminal trials. – July 28, 2020.