NAJIB Razak’s lawyers today received a stern reminder from High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah over attempts to postpone their cross-examination of witnesses in the ongoing 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial.

Earlier today Najib’s lawyer Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohammed asked Sequerah’s permission to delay the cross-examination of 40th prosecution witness Kok Tuck Cheong as lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah was handling another court case.

The 67-year-old Kok is the former managing director of AmInvestment Bank.

Lead prosecutor Gopal Sri Ram told the court that the prosecution has been kept waiting adding that there are several prosecution witnesses still waiting to be cross-examined.

“We have stacked up witnesses. We have Mark Lim who has not completed giving his evidence, we have Mr Cheah, we have Mr Yap and I am not in a position to call my next witness, unless all these people are cleared up, otherwise I’m losing count,” said Sri Ram.

Justice Sequerah then told Wan Aizuddin that he himself is more than capable to conduct the cross-examination.

“You did it (cross-examination) before. I cannot accede anymore to your request,” Sequerah said. – October 11, 2022.

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