Shafee’s case set for Oct 8

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court has fixed Oct 8 for mention of the case of lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who was charged with receiving money from illegal activities amounting to RM9.5 million from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and making incorrect filings under the Income Tax Act 1967.

Judge Rozina Ayob fixed the date pending the hearing of Shafee’s application for his case to be transferred to the High Court, which is fixed for today.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz confirmed that the Attorney-General Chambers had no objection to the application for the case to be transferred.

He said the prosecution had prepared half of the documents, which included bank statements and other documents.

The court ordered for the remaining documents to be submitted in two weeks.

When met outside the court, Shafee’s counsel Harvinderjit Singh said his client wanted the High Court to hear the case as it was unlike the usual cases under the Anti-Money Laundering Act as it was complicated and touched on constitutional issues.

On the application for the recusal of former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from leading the prosecution team in the case, Shafee said it would be heard at the High Court.

“This will be done at the High Court since we are applying for the whole case to be transferred there,” he said.

Shafee had applied yesterday for his money-laundering and incorrect tax filings cases against him to be transferred to the High Court.

The application was made on grounds that the High Court has the jurisdiction to hear the case.