Shafee 'suppressed' RM9.5m legal fees from taxman: Prosecution

Hidir Reduan Abdul RashidPublished: May 21, 2021 5:40 AM | Updated: May 21, 2021 7:21 AM

Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah hid from the taxman legal fees of RM9.5 million that he received from then-prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, the prosecution contended today.

Lead deputy public prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz said this in the prosecution’s opening statement on the first day of Shafee’s RM9.5 million money-laundering trial.

“The accused is...

Shafee labels tax suit against him as 'political move'

Taxman goes after Shafee over RM9.41m alleged arrears

Shafee can appeal dismissal of defamation suit against Malaysian Bar, 3 others

Najib's 1MDB trial ends early, his lawyer has money-laundering case tomorrow

Comments0

By posting a comment, you agree to our Commenting Terms and Conditions as stipulated in full here.

Do's and don'ts when posting comments in Malaysiakini

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Foul language, profanity, vulgarity, slanderous, personal attack, threatening, sexually-orientated comments or the use of any method of communication that may violate any law or create needless unpleasantness will not be tolerated. Antisocial behaviour such as "spamming" and "trolling" will be suspended. Violators run the risk of also being blocked permanently.

REPORT VIOLATORS

Please use the report feature that is available below each comment to flag offending comments for our moderators to take action. Do not take matters in your own hands to avoid unpleasant and unnecessary exchanges that may result in your own suspension or ban.

NOTICE

Our commenting system is still under development. We have taken note of feedback provided.

Subscriber-only space: