Federal Court to rule Friday if Najib denied ‘effective representation’

PETALING JAYA: Was Najib Razak deprived of “effective representation” by a counsel of his choice?

That is one of several key questions posed by Najib’s defence team, led by Shafee Abdullah, which the Federal Court will have to address when deciding whether to review its own decision in the former prime minister’s SRC International corruption appeal.

Najib, was initially convicted in the High Court by Justice Nazlan Ghazali on seven counts of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving RM42 million in funds belonging to SRC. He was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment and fined RM210 million.