PUTRAJAYA: Hearing of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application to review his conviction and sentence in the SRC International Berhad appeal at the Federal Court enters its second day, today.
The hearing, that are presided by four Federal Court judges and a Court of Appeal judge, is fixed for three days starting today until Wednesday (Feb 22).
The panel of judges are Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli, Federal Court judges Datuk Vernon Ong Lam Kiat, Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang, and Datuk Nordin Hassan a Court of Appeal judge, Datuk Abu Bakar Jais.
The hearing is scheduled to start around 10am.
Lawyers had begun arriving at the Palace Of Justice around 9.30am.
Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor was seen walking in to the court complex around 9.50am.
However, there was no supporters in sight as of 10am this morning.
The former prime minister is seeking a review of the Federal Court's decision to reject his application to adduce fresh evidence relating to the then High Court judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.
He is also seeking a review of the court's decision to dismiss his bid to postpone his appeal hearing as well as the decision to recuse Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat.
Najib is also seeking a review of the court's decision on Aug 23, last year, to affirm his conviction and sentence.
Najib, 70, was found guilty of abuse of power in relation to a RM4 billion loan given by Retirement Fund (Inc) (KWAP) to SRC between August 2011 and March 2012.
He was also convicted of criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving RM42 million of SRC funds between Dec 26, 2014 and Feb 10, 2015.
For this, Najib was sentenced to 12 years' jail and fined RM210 million by the High Court, with the jail sentence and fine being upheld by the Court of Appeal on Dec 8, 2021, and further affirmed by the Federal Court on Aug 23 last year.