Najib, Rosmah legal wins, custody deaths and Shah Alam murder charges among key court cases this week
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a week of significant legal victories for members of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's family, while the country's highest court paved the way for important questions on deaths in custody to be examined.
This week saw a series of significant legal developments in Malaysia, with members of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's family securing favorable rulings. Najib and his son Nazifuddin obtained a stay of bankruptcy proceedings over RM1.7 billion in unpaid taxes, while Rosmah succeeded in her bid to introduce fresh evidence in her solar hybrid corruption appeal.
The Federal Court agreed to hear appeals involving two deaths in custody, while eight men were charged with the murder of a 23-year-old man during a brawl in Shah Alam. The week also saw an army veteran carrying a "Datuk" title charged with outraging the modesty of a young golf caddy in Melaka, and the Sessions Court rejecting a DNAA bid by Maju Holdings executive chairman Tan Sri Abu Sahid Mohamed and his wife in their criminal breach of trust and money-laundering case.
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