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Jailbird 1MDB Najib to face more money laundering charges involving RM27m in SRC
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11, 2025: The Attorney-General’s Chamber (AGC) today rejected the disgraced and shameless former prime Najib “1MDB” Razak’s bid to drop charges brought against him in connection with his ongoing RM27 million SRC International Sdn Bhd money laundering case.
This is separate from the RM42 million corruption trial also involving SRC, for which Najib is serving a prison sentence.
The funds were allegedly channeled through his three AmPrivate Banking accounts at AmIslamic Bank Berhad, AmBank Group Building, Jalan Raja Chulan, on July 8, 2014.
Facebook image The former Umno president is now serving his jail sentence in Kajang Prison.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below two news reports on the court prceedings:
AGC rejects Najib’s bid to drop charges in SRC money laundering case
Deputy public prosecutor Ashrof Adrin Kamarul informs Justice K Muniandy of the decision by the Attorney-General’s Chambers at a case management today.
Former prime minister Najib Razak had filed representations requesting that the three money laundering charges brought against him in February 2019 be withdrawn. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Najib Razak has failed to convince the Attorney-General’s Chambers to drop charges brought against him in connection with his ongoing RM27 million SRC International Sdn Bhd money laundering case.
Deputy public prosecutor Ashrof Adrin Kamarul informed Justice K Muniandy that the attorney-general had rejected Najib’s representations during case management today.
However, the prosecution sought a later trial date to allow them time to gather documents previously used in Najib’s RM42 million SRC case and to prepare witness statements.
“A total of 807 exhibits were tendered in the earlier SRC trial before Justice Nazlan Ghazali, and many of those exhibits are needed for the present trial.
“A formal request will be made to retrieve them from the High Court registry,” he said.
In reply, Najib’s counsel Shafee Abdullah suggested that the court grant his client a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) to avoid burdening the court’s schedule and allow the prosecution time to prepare their case.
Shafee said the documents related to SRC were scattered across various courts, including the Federal Court and certain civil proceedings.
“A DNAA is appropriate here given the uncertain timeline for trial readiness.
“The accused should not be made to wait indefinitely for a fixed trial date,” he said.
Muniandy then asked Ashrof if the DNAA would prejudice the prosecution, to which the latter replied: “Legally, it would not.”
The court fixed June 20 for a decision on the DNAA application.
Najib, 71, had asked for the three money laundering charges, brought against him in February 2019, to be withdrawn.
In a later case which began on April 3, 2019, Najib was slapped with seven charges of abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust involving RM42 million in SRC funds.
On July 28, 2020, the High Court convicted the former prime minister of all seven charges. His appeals from conviction and sentence were dismissed by the Court of Appeal on Dec 8, 2021 and the Federal Court on Aug 23, 2022.
He received a partial pardon in January last year and is currently serving a reduced six-year prison term.
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AGC rejects Najib's bid to drop charges in RM27m SRC money laundering case
Najib had on February 3, 2019, claimed trial to three charges of money laundering involving illegal proceeds totalling RM27 million.
Updated 1 hour ago · Published on 11 Jun 2025 10:01AM
The funds were allegedly channeled through his three AmPrivate Banking accounts - June 11, 2025
DATUK Seri Najib Razak failed to strike out three money laundering charges involving RM27 million in SRC International Sdn Bhd funds after his representation was rejected by the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC).
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd. Ashrof Adrin Kamarul informed the Kuala Lumpur High Court that the AGC had decided to reject the representation and the prosecution would proceed with the case against Najib.
Najib had on February 3, 2019, claimed trial to three charges of money laundering involving illegal proceeds totalling RM27 million.
This is separate from the RM42 million corruption trial also involving SRC, for which Najib is serving a prison sentence.
The funds were allegedly channeled through his three AmPrivate Banking accounts at AmIslamic Bank Berhad, AmBank Group Building, Jalan Raja Chulan, on July 8, 2014.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul, who said the prosecution was prepared to proceed with the trial, also asked for the court for longer trial dates.
He said this was to allow for the compilation of voluminous trial documents.
Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah then suggested to court to grant his client a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) in the interest of justice as trial has been indefinitely postponed since 2019.
Ashrof said he would leave it to the court’s discretion as his explicit instructions were to proceed with the trial and cannot agree to the defence’s request.
High Court Judge K. Muniandy later fixed June 20 to decide on the defence’s application for DNAA. - June 11, 2025
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