https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/...g-kes-src-najib

berita harian got live news feed.

"1.59 tengah hari: Datuk Seri Najib Razak tiba di perkarangan Kompleks Mahkamah Jalan Duta bagi menghadiri perbicaraan kes, tujuh pertuduhan RM42 juta milik SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC International) membabitkan bekas perdana menteri itu yang bermula hari ini."

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019...l-live-updates/

"2.00pm: When quizzed by the press, the supporters say they are from Pekan, and shout BosKu and Hidup Najib."

when today's proceedings has ended, is there anywhere online i can find the transcript of the court proceedings for today?

no need to fear, his interns still managing his socmed accounts

DAY 2 OF NAJIB'S SRC TRIAL IS NOW LIVE!!!

Follow the websites below for live updates:
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/472295
https://www.theedgemarkets.com/najibs-src-t...-live-reporting
https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/kes/2019/...ambung-pagi-ini

it seems like most of the action today will involve the defendants cross-examining the day 1 witness (the MoA guy)

Key highlights from Day 2 so far:

"Raid on Ambank branch

12.45pm - The second prosecution witness, Bank Negara investigative officer Azizul Adzani Abdul Ghafar testifies that he took part in a raid on an Ambank branch at Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, on July 6, 2015.

During examination-in-chief by DPP Suhaimi Ibrahim, the 41-year-old said that he was the raiding officer during the raid, which netted eight sets of documents related to the account openings by the accused Najib Abdul Razak, SRC International, and Gandingan Mentari.

Suhaimi: what were you investigating on July 6, 2015?

Azizul: I was appointed as the raiding officer by (Bank Negara's) investigating officer Farhan Shahrudin over suspected offences committed under AMLA (the Anti-Money Laundering Act).

Suhaimi: Where did you conduct the raid?

Azizul: At an Ambank branch at Raja Chulan, KL.

Suhaimi: Why were you ordered to carry out the raid at Ambank?

Azizul: To aid investigation under AMLA based on a report. I went with three other Bank Negara officers.

Suhaimi: Who did you meet at the Ambank branch?

Azizul: I met R Uma Devi, the manager of the Ambank branch at Raja Chulan. I informed Uma Devi orally of the list of accounts that are sought for a probe by Bank Negara. She then came back with several troves of the documents.

Suhaimi: Then what else did you do?

When Suhaimi asked how many sets of documents were seized, Azizul said there four sets of documents, which dealt with bank account openings from 2011 to 2015, involving Najib, three linked to SRC International and one involving Gandingan Mentari.

Najib's counsel Harvinderjit Singh applied for a short recess to allow the defence to go through the sets of documents.

High Court Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali allowed the application and fixed 2.30pm for proceedings."

Relevant news article from 2015 regarding this incident: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/busines...e-key-in-probe/

DAY 4 IS NOW LIVE!!
https://www.theedgemarkets.com/najibs-src-t...-live-reporting

Some fireworks already flying about today and it's not even lunch break yet!

"Harvinderjit accuses Azizul of lying
10.15am: Harvinderjit suggests that Azizul is lying because he thinks it was not feasible for the BNM officer to classify investigations under Section 4 of Amlatfa only after looking at the documents for 34 minutes after he received them, without having been briefed about investigating the case under the Act by the investigating officer.

Moreover, Azizul had earlier said the investigations were over obligation of reporting by Ambank.

Azizul denies that he was lying.

Harvinderjit: You did not call the investigation officer (Ahmad Farhan Sharifuddin). As a raiding officer, you formed your own opinion that an offence was made.

Azizul: I cannot remember how the decision was made.

Harvinder: Come on, tuan. You have been IO (investigation officer) for seven years. It is remarkable that as a raiding officer, you made your own assumption that another offence was made when the raid had no briefing on [the transactions].

I suggest you are not telling the truth. Are you trying to hide something here?

Azizul: I disagree.

Harvinderjit: Obligation of reporting is the common practice for banking institution. Section 4 offence is related to specific transactions. In your police report, in the 34 minutes between receiving the information about specific transactions from Ms Uma Devi, you formed an opinion that there is also an offence under Section 4 that is related to specific transactions.

Azizul: Possibly. I cannot remember.

Harvinderjit: There is no possibly here, only yes or no. You are not being honest.

Azizul: I disagree.

Yesterday, the witness testified that he received the documents from Ambank Raja Chulan branch manager R Uma Devi at 9.15pm and 9.30pm on July 6, 2015.

The witness also denies receiving a briefing to "not provide an honest statement" before testifying at the trial, as alleged by Harvinderjit.

During re-examination by Datuk Suhaimi, Azizul says he was at the raid from morning until night.

The BNM officer says he scrutinised all the documents given to him by Uma Devi.

After several interjections by Havinderjit on Suhaimi's style of questioning, Thomas stands up as the public prosecutor for the court to give some leeway to the prosecution.

"They have been questioning this witness for five to six hours and we only wanted to ask six general questions," the AG said.

Justice Nazlan asks Suhaimi to refer to what portion of Havinderjit's question which he wished to clarify with Azizul."

today must be the most explosive day of the trial so far.

"Hearing interrupted, prosecutor says defence is engaging in a fishing expedition
4:03pm: The hearing is interrupted for a while as the defence has asked Ahmad Farhan to produce the documents that BNM seized from Joanna Yu, Crystal Yap and Daniel Lee.

Appointed prosecutor Datuk Sithambaram says the defence is engaging in a fishing expedition by asking for all the seized documents from Ahmad Farhan.

He says the prosecution is not trying to block the documents but making sure the application of documents must be relevant.

“We just want to set the ground rules.”

“Relevancy must be established by them, not us,” Sithambaram stresses.

However, Havinderjit Singh says all the case law cited by the prosecution happened before the trial.

“I’m at trial now.“

Havinderjit says he is entitled by law to discover what the involvement of every witness is.

“I’m asking [for] a document in his possession.”

Havinderjit shouting out Billion Dollar Whale. Many more references to the book to come?

"Defence asks witness to produce items seized from Yu
4:21pm: However, Havinderjit wants Ahmad Farhan to produce all items seized from Yu, including Blackberry transcripts and so forth.

"Billion Dollar Whale", the book written by Wall Street Journal reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, has now become a figurative "whale" in the courtroom during this SRC trial."


"Harvinderjit cites "Billion Dollar Whale"
4.17pm: Harvinderjit started quoting from the best-selling "Billion Dollar Whale" book, which underlined instant messages between Jho Low and Joanna, to build on the defence's argument that the documents may be relevant"

This post has been edited by Vintage: Apr 17 2019, 04:45 PM

Shafee: News articles provides "a lot of truth"
4.43pm: The point brought up by Harvinderjit is that any communication on the accounts of the former prime minister from the person who was communicating is relevant, as the seized documents may have information on the aforementioned conversations.

Shafee stands up and brings up Tommy Thomas' article in July 2016 on local newsportal Malaysiakini.

"You may ask what is the value of these books and articles," says Shafee.

He quotes: "The US government complaint completely vindicates the brave reporting of Clare Rewcastle-Brown and the Sarawak Report, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, the Edge led by its intrepid editor Ho Kay Tat and P Gunasegaram in KiniBiz. So too the public statements of Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Tony Pua, Lim Kit Siang and Ambiga Sreenevasan."

This, he says, provides some basis that referring to these articles — referring to the mobile conversation published in some of the news agencies or blogs — is relevant as the news articles provide "a lot of truth".

Prosecution V Sithambaram responds, saying the argument by Shafee is "interesting".

"I want to put in on legal context. I am a legal man, I am not a political man" he said.

Sithambaram then requests the court to reject the application as the defence said the documents may or may not be relevant, adding that Joanna Yu will be brought in as a witness in time.

"She is going to testify, they can ask her," he adds.

List of cheques issued
Here is the list of the cheques produced by prosecution:

Najib Ambank Islamic account 2022011906:

RM240,000 to Vital Spire Sdn Bhd on Jan 30, 2015

RM2.5 million to Zulqarnain & Co on Feb 2, 2015

RM238,914 to one Lim Soon Teng on Feb 8, 2015

RM100,000 to ABS Trend Master Sdn Bhd on Feb 12, 2015

RM1 million to UPKO, likely referring to the Sabah political party, on 13 Feb, 2015

RM400,000 to Trustees of Rumah Penyayang Tun Abdul Razak (unreadable) on Feb 12, 2015

RM1 million to Solar Shine Sdn Bhd on Feb 17, 2015

RM50,000 to one Asmadi bin Abu Talip on Feb 12, 2015

RM13,800 to Manisah bt Othman on Feb 12, 2015

RM56,500 to construction firm Moz (M) Sdn Bhd on Feb 24, 2015

RM1 million to UMNO Pulau Pinang Liaison on Feb 26, 2015

RM77,300 to Syadilah Enterprise on Feb 24, 2015

RM300,000 to UMNO Johor Bahru Division on Feb 26, 2015


Najib's Ambank account 2022011898:

RM3.5 million to Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak on Jan 21, 2015


SRC International Sdn Bhd AmBank account 2022009736:

RM20 million to Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd on Dec 12, 2014

There is also another RM103,361.17 transferred from AmBank account number 0211600100 to Ihsan Perdana on March 9, 2015.

anyone here familiar with the companies listed above that were recipient of money from Najib?