FORMER prime minister Najib Razak has withdrawn his review application against the decision of the Federal Court to lift the stay on his SRC International trial.

Najib’s lawyer, Nur Syahirah Hanapiah, in a WhatsApp message to the media, said the review fixed for hearing tomorrow has also been nixed after her client withdrew his notice of motion.

“He reserves his rights to raise the issue during the substantive appeal later,” she said, adding that the prosecution has no objection to the withdrawal of the review application and for Najib to raise the issue in the substantive appeal.

Syahirah said the notice of discontinuance of the review was filed two days ago.

She said the Federal Court had issued a letter earlier today informing that parties need not attend tomorrow.

Najib, 67, filed the application to review the Federal Court seven-man bench decision on March 27, 2019, to set aside the stay order granted to him by the Court of Appeal.

Following the lifting of the stay order, the high court had then proceeded with the commencement of the SRC International trial.

On February 11, 2019, the Court of Appeal allowed Najib’s application to stay the trial pending disposal of his appeals over his interlocutory matters.

Last week, the Pekan MP was sentenced to 12 years’ jail and fined RM210 million in default five years’ jail after he was found guilty by the high court on the seven charges.

He obtained a stay of execution of the sentence pending appeal to the Court of Appeal.

The High Court ordered all sentences to run concurrently. – Bernama, August 5, 2020.