They were jointly charged under Section 409 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same code - in their capacity as finance minister and Treasury secretary-general entrusted with public money belonging to the government - with committing CBT.

The High Court here has given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former Treasury sec-gen Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah in the RM6.6bil criminal breach of trust case linked to payments to the International Petroleum Investment Company (Ipic).

Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak and ex-Treasury chief Irwan Serigar were granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) in the RM6.6 billion International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) trial due to prosecution delays in providing crucial documents.

Former premier Najib Abdul Razak and former treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) over six criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges involving RM6.6 billion.

Najib and Irwan were charged in October 2018 and had pleaded not guilty to six counts of CBT involving government funds used as payments to the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC). (The Vibes) – FORMER prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and ex-Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Irwan Serigar Abdullah have been granted a discharge not

Justice Jamil Hussin said he was using his inherent powers in allowing Najib and Irwan’s DNAA application at the High Court here. Najib and Irwan were charged in 2018 with six c

The Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed the defence teams' DNAA bid after the prosecution failed to submit relevant documents to the court and the defence lawyers despite more than six years having elapsed since the duo was charged in October 2018.