Najib’s cry of foul an insult to those who have no right to fair trial


Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin

Najib Razak should read up on how his government and those who came after him have been consistently denying individuals the right to fair trial under the legislation he had introduced. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, August 21, 2022.

THE Federal Court’s decision to not allow Hisyam Teh Poh Teik to discharge himself has led former prime minister Najib Razak to conclude that his rights to life, liberty and fair hearing are at stake, which does not hold water.

This is simply because Najib – with all the wealth and status he enjoys as a former prime minister – should know better that there is a likelihood that the apex court would not agree to another postponement of his criminal case when he has decided for a new legal counsel.


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