Incarcerated former prime minister Najib Razak has submitted a petition to the United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) seeking a release from prison or retrial of his SRC International case.
At a press conference, Najib’s lawyer, Shafee Abdullah, maintained that the former Pekan MP’s appeal in the Federal Court had “serious defects” and went against the “rules of international justice”.
Najib began his 12-year jail sentence in August after the apex court affirmed his conviction and sentence in the SRC case.
Shafee said UNWGAD is expected to have its first 2023 seating soon.
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