THE judge in Najib Razak’s criminal breach of trust and money-laundering trial had erred in deciding that the former prime minister was a “shadow director” of SRC International Sdn Bhd, his defence team told the appellate court today.

Counsel Harvinderjit Singh said high court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali had found Najib guilty of the charges based on the evidence that Najib in the capacity of prime minister, finance minister and adviser emeritus of 1MDB had over-arching control over the affairs of SRC International and its board of directors.