Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali ruled the defense had failed to raise reasonable doubt on the charges leveled against him. Justice Nazlan began reading his judgment just after 10am and spoke about the establishment of SRC International, a subsidiary of 1MDB. He said Najib could have “picked up his mobile” and communicated especially with his foreign affairs minister or the Saudi ambassador. On the defense’s claim that Najib’s signature was forged in some documents, Justice Nazlan said, “The question is, who has the audacity to forge his signature?”It took two and a half hours for Justice Nazlan to read his decision. The court proceeded with the mitigation of Najib where Shafee described his client’s background as a politician and member of the Cabinet.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 29, 2020 03:11 UTC