'Critical witness' to back Najib's bid for house arrest

Hidir Reduan Abdul RashidPublished: Apr 4, 2024 1:52 AM | Updated: Apr 4, 2024 5:04 AM

A “critical witness” is set to file an affidavit to support former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's judicial review seeking to serve house arrest for the remainder of his six-year jail sentence.

The former finance minister's lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah confirmed this when approached by the media after in-chamber case management of the matter at the Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning.

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