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KUALA LUMPUR - Incarcerated former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed a petition before the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) seeking for his release or a retrial of his appeal.
His lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the petition was made on grounds that the hearing of his client's appeal at the Federal Court has serious defects and was contrary to the rules of international justice.
He said the petition was filed at about 1.30pm, today.
In seeking for the dismissal of the Federal Court's Aug 23, 2022 decision, Shafee said the appeal's proceedings had failed to accord Najib a reasonable opportunity to argue his case.
He said the Apex Court had also denied the defence team adequate time to prepare and make submissions in the appeal against the former Pekan MP's conviction, 12 years imprisonment and RM210 million fine over the misappropriation of RM42 million funds belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd.
"Najib was sent to jail without the opportunity to defend himself at the Federal Court," Shafee said in a press conference at his office in Bukit Tunku, here, today.
He also contended that the decision was unjust, flawed and violated his client's basic human rights and Federal Constitution.
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