Judicial commissioner Suhendran Sockanathan @ Saheran Abdullah dismisses the appeals after finding no other form of prejudice that would justify a postponement.
00:00The Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismissed appeals by former Prime Minister Najib Raza and his son, Nazifuddin, to halt bankruptcy proceedings against them.
00:11The move comes after Najib and Nazifuddin failed to settle RM1.69 billion and RM37.6 million in tax arrears, respectively.
00:21Judicial Commissioner Suhendran Sokhanathan, alias Sahirat Abdullah, dismissed their appeals after finding no other form of prejudice that would justify a postponement and ordered them to pay RM7,000 each on cost, Berita Harian reported.
00:38The judge also rejected their argument that proceedings should be put on hold over ongoing appeals at the Inland Revenue Board, saying such appeals do not prevent or suspend the tax recovery process.
00:52He added that no bankruptcy petitions had been filed although bankruptcy notices were served in April 2021, saying LHDN was entitled to proceed.
01:02On June 25, 2019, the government, through LHDN, filed a claim against Najib, demanding that he settle the unpaid taxes with 5% annual interest from the date of judgment, along with costs and any other compensation deemed appropriate by the court.
Be the first to comment