Court to hear Najib’s bid to transfer CBT case

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court will hear an application to transfer the criminal breach of trust case involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and former treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah on Dec 7.

The date was fixed by deputy registrar Nurliana Ismail in chambers yesterday.

Judicial Commissioner Rozana Ali Yusoff will hear the application.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Izhanudin Alias said Najib had applied for the case to be transferred to the High Court.

“We have no objection. Dr Mohd Irwan did not make any application or raise any objection for the transfer,” he told reporters yesterday.

DPP Mohd Izhanudin also said that the case would be tried together as the two accused were jointly charged.

Lawyers Rahmat Hazlan appear- ed for Najib and Datuk K. Kumaraendran represented Dr Mohd Irwan during the proceeding.

On Oct 25, Najib and Dr Mohd Irwan claimed trial to six counts of CBT, involving RM6.6bil at the Sessions Court.

The first two charges were activities said to have been committed on Dec 21, 2016, involving RM1.2bil and RM655mil.

In the third charge, Najib and Dr Mohd Irwan allegedly committed CBT on Aug 3, 2017, over RM220mil, which was an allocation for administration expenses for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

The fourth charge, amounting to RM1.3bil in allocation for subsidy and cash aid, was allegedly committed on Aug 10, 2017.

The fifth and sixth charges were for committing CBT on Aug 23 and Dec 18 the same year, involving an amount of RMB1.95bil (RM1.261bil) and RM2bil respectively.