Rafizi demands Najib DNAA explanation, confirmation of quick refile

PKR MP Rafizi Ramli has urged the prosecution to explain the weakness that led the Kuala Lumpur High Court to grant a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) to former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak in his SRC International Sdn Bhd money laundering case.
He said that while he respected Najib's right to apply for a DNAA - given the long wait since 2019 - and the court's decision to allow the application, he could not...

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