THE sole dissenting judgment in the dismissal of Najib Razak’s application to quash his guilty verdict and sentence in the RM42 million SRC International corruption case has given the defence a new ray of hope, lead defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said.

The veteran lawyer said the minority dissent judgment by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Abdul Rahman Sebli, who is also the panel chair, opened the possibility for the defence filing another review.

Shafee, however, stopped short of divulging more information on his next course of action. – March 31, 2023.