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The High Court was told that former Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak returned US$620 million after the 2013 general election because he felt uneasy retaining the money, according to testimony presented during his ongoing trial.
The High Court heard testimony that a controversial US$620 million sum was returned to its original sender in 2013 rather than being deposited into former prime minister Najib Razak's personal bank account.
Three mechanics have been acquitted and discharged by the High Court in Johor Baru of charges related to trafficking more than 4kg of ketamine and methamphetamine in a case dating back five years.
The High Court will hear arguments on August 12 regarding whether Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor can postpone a RM67.5 million payment obligation to Lebanese jewellery company Global Royalty Trading SAL.
A High Court has ruled that former senator Daljit Singh must pay RM275,000 to MRCB executive vice-chairman Salim Fateh Din, comprising RM175,000 in defamation damages and costs, plus a RM100,000 loan repayment.
A High Court proceeding revealed that a key financial investigator in the 1MDB case failed to verify whether US$620 million returned by former Prime Minister Najib Razak was actually rerouted to other destinations, raising questions about the probe's thoroughness.
Malaysia's High Court will deliver its judgment on November 16 regarding Mukhriz Mahathir's legal challenge against the Inland Revenue Board's RM5 million in additional tax assessments.
A Malaysian High Court judge has ruled that lower courts cannot unilaterally strike out criminal charges, even if they believe prosecution conduct is prejudicial or abusive. The decision reinforces prosecutorial authority.
The High Court has awarded Perlis mufti Asri Zainul Abidin RM250,000 in defamation damages, finding that only one of four contested statements made against him breached defamation law.
The Shah Alam High Court will receive a medical update on Friday regarding Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's fitness to continue his RM150 million defamation suit against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
A High Court has ruled that a Pahang-born woman cannot automatically acquire Malaysian citizenship, determining she instead follows her Indonesian mother's status because she failed to establish her parents' legal marriage.
Malaysia's High Court has ruled the government must compensate 13 participants arrested during a 2021 candlelight vigil at Dataran Merdeka, finding the state vicariously liable for unlawful detention. The award totals RM195,000.
Malaysia's Chief Judge of Malaya has overseen the appointment of 17 new judicial commissioners in a significant staffing push designed to address mounting case delays in the High Court system.
A High Court in Shah Alam has acquitted a woman of murdering her neighbour, finding she was of unsound mind when the incident occurred three years ago. She has been ordered to remain in psychiatric detention.
A KCJ Engineering finance manager has testified in the High Court that an RM800,000 donation to Bersatu was directly connected to Jana Wibawa infrastructure projects the company had received.
A High Court has ruled that the Road Transport Department must pay RM40,000 in damages to a man whose MADANI number plate proposal was rejected. The court found the JPJ director-general failed to properly consider the initiative.
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The High Court has adjourned the power abuse trial of former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to Monday following the unexpected death of his brother-in-law, allowing the defendant time for family matters.
A High Court witness testified that businessman Lian Tian Chuan, known as TC Lian, directed his staff to prepare letters to former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin requesting Jana Wibawa programme contracts, raising fresh questions about project allocation practices.
A company director has testified in High Court that she prepared five separate letters on behalf of different companies requesting Jana Wibawa projects from then-prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Former finance minister Tengku Zafrul has testified that minutes issued by then-prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin constituted direct operational instructions rather than project approval directives in a High Court proceeding.
The High Court heard testimony that former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin did not interfere in the Jana Wibawa programme's project award process, according to statements made during ongoing proceedings.
A construction firm that allegedly contributed RM800,000 to Bersatu won a RM62 million Jana Wibawa project contract despite failing the Finance Ministry's initial evaluation, court proceedings revealed.
Former Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul told the High Court that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin proposed the appointment of 54 contractors under the Jana Wibawa programme through direct negotiation arrangements.