KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- The controversial disclosures in the recent memoirs of former Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas was used by the defence counsel in the ongoing murder trial of Cradle Fund chief executive officer Nazrin Hassan.

Malaysiakini reported lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah as raising the issue of contempt of court as claimed by Thomas' book, during the court proceedings at the High Court in Shah Alam.

Co-defence counsel Rahmat Hazlan told Malaysiakini that this occurred during the proceedings before presiding judge Datuk Ab Karim Ab Rahman. He said Shafee raised the issue of sub judice in regard to the contents of pages 409 and 410 in the memoirs.

The duo are acting on behalf of the trials' defendants Na...