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The Bar Council will challenge Najib Razak's reduced prison sentence in court this week, marking a critical moment in Malaysia's highest-profile corruption case and highlighting ongoing tensions over judicial fairness.
A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigator has rejected a defence claim that Penang state suffered no losses when it transferred land to finance a feasibility study for an undersea tunnel project during court proceedings in the ongoing corruption trial.
Lim Guan Eng's legal representatives have challenged conclusions from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigation into a Penang tunnel project land transfer, claiming the state government sustained no financial losses.
A businessman testified in Kuala Lumpur High Court that his elder brother transferred a portion of his company's RM13.7 million funds to Bersatu without his consent, providing a key account in former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's corruption trial.
Former finance minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz has taken the witness stand at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur to give evidence in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's corruption trial concerning the Jana Wibawa assistance programme.
The Federal Court will announce its decision on whether to allow Datuk Mohd Isa Abdul Samad to review its ruling that reinstated his six-year corruption sentence and RM15.45 million fine, with the verdict expected following Friday prayers.