Najib's lawyer disappointed after Malaysia's top court upholds guilty verdict in 1MDB case

Record ID: 1685855

  • Title: Najib's lawyer disappointed after Malaysia's top court upholds guilty verdict in 1MDB case
  • Date: 23rd August 2022
  • Summary: PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA (AUGUST 23, 2022) (REUTERS) LEGAL TEAM FOR FORMER MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER, NAJIB RAZAK, WALKING TOWARDS MICROPHONES WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) LAWYER FOR FORMER MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER NAJIB RAZAK, HISYAM TEH POH TEIK, SAYING: “You’ve heard the decision of the Federal Court, the wording was read by the learned Chief Justice. Of course, we're very sad because we lost the appeal. I only say that we seek comfort and solace in the words of a great Indian jurist, who said that (only) the Almighty alone can dispense perfect justice. Thank you so much." INTERIOR OF FEDERAL COURT NAJIB'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, NUR SHARMILA SHAHEEN (IN PINK), WALKING IN COURT LOBBY VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING INSIDE THE COURT LOBBY
  • Embargoed: 6th September 2022 11:42
  • Keywords: 1MDB Hisyam Teh Poh Teik Malaysia Najib Razak corruption court lawyer
  • Location: PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA
  • City: PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001007723082022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A lawyer for Najib Razak expressed his disappointment on Tuesday (August 23), after Malaysia's Federal Court upheld a verdict that found the former prime minister guilty of corruption charges.
    "We're very sad because we lost the appeal… (only) the Almighty alone can dispense perfect justice," said Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, who is head of Najib's legal team.
    The former premier was ordered to begin a 12-year prison sentence and handed a 210 million ringgit ($46.84 million) fine.
    Najib, 69, had been found guilty by a lower court in July 2020 of criminal breach of trust, abuse of power, and money laundering for illegally receiving about $10 million from SRC International, a former unit of state fund 1MDB.
    (Production: Ebrahim Harris, Yuddy Cahya Budiman)
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