Former Umno division leader Khairuddin Abu Hassan and his lawyer Matthias Chang have been charged with attempting to sabotage the country’s banking and financial services.
They were jointly charged under Section 124L of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the code.
They are accused of committing their acts between June 28 and Aug 26 this year, at investigating bodies in France, England, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore.
If found guilty, they may face up to 15 years in jail.
Khairuddin (photo) and Chang are currently being held under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma),for which the trial comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
Magistrate Siti Radziah Kamardin gave the prosecution two weeks, until Oct 26, to gather evidence and sanctioned the case under Sosma.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Masri Daud earlier asked for one month before the case is transferred to the High Court, to allow investigators more time to gather evidence.
However, the defence argued that the case must be transferred to the High Court immediately, to determine whether or not the charge is applicable under Sosma.
The defence attempted to file a review of the ruling, but the High Court decided not to hear it.
Wow Najib and his tame prosecutors and judges have made up yet another new charge on the hoof, during this long four month gap without a Parliament, which is supposed to determine such matters as the drawing up of new laws.
“Banking Sabotage”!
This sounds exactly the crime that the Prime Minister must be sizing up to throw at the world renowned and respected Head of Malaysia’s Central Bank, who like Mr Khairuddin has made absolutely clear that she is deeply concerned at what she believes has been grand criminal behaviour at the 1MDB fund, managed by Najib.
She, like Khairuddin, has made clear she is concerned that rightful prosecutions on evidence produced by her bank have been suppressed by the Prime Minister’s new puppet AG.
The Prime Minister seems very happy to blame everyone else for ‘sabotaging’ the economy, purely for pointing out that he has been looting it.
Does Malaysia wish to become a failed state or to get rid of a failed Prime Minister?