KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 13): The High Court (Civil Division) on late Tuesday afternoon allowed Datuk Seri Najib Razak to include six former directors of SRC International Sdn Bhd in a RM42 million suit filed by the company against the jailed former prime minister.
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan granted leave (permission) for Najib’s application after hearing submissions late on Tuesday.
This was confirmed by Najib’s counsel Muhammad Farhan Shafee and SRC’s Kwan Will Sen when contacted by The Edge.
Farhan said the former directors would be brought on the basis of liability, contributions to the losses, and/or to indemnify Najib.
Those allowed to be brought in as third parties in the suit are Datuk Suboh Md Yasin, Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, Datuk Mohammed Azhar Osman Khairuddin, Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, Tan Sri Ismee Ismail and Datuk Che Abdullah @ Rashidi Che Omar.
Following this, Najib’s lawyers will have to issue a notice to them for the directors to be brought in.
SRC filed 16 suits in May 2021, including one against Najib over the loss of RM42 million funds from SRC.
The former prime minister had already been convicted of criminal breach of trust, money laundering and abuse of power with regard to loans by Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) to SRC, including the RM42 million that Najib received.