Kuala Lampur, July 4 -- In the case of Datuk Seri Najib Razak v PP [2022] 5 MLJ 143, in his appeal to the Federal Court, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (appellant) applied for leave to adduce additional/further evidence to set aside his conviction and sentence on seven criminal charges.

The purpose of the application was to show that the trial judge should not have presided over the trial since he was in a conflict of interest position.

By his application, the appellant sought to introduce several documentary evidence as well as viva voce evidence of certain individuals, including officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

The appellant claimed that he had acquired the proposed additional evidence only...