KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has till the end of his 12-year prison term to pay a RM 210 million (S$65.3 million) fine imposed by the court, after being found guilty in the case involving an ex-unit of state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), lawyers say. Read more at straitstimes.com.
If Najib failed to pay the fine, an additional five-year jail term would be added to his sentence, the court had ruled.
Najib was found guilty of receiving RM42 million of public funds from SRC, a former unitof scandal-plagued 1MDB, into his personal bank accounts. Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla told Bernama that based on the principal of law, Najib could pay the fine whenever he wants, but must do so by the time his 12-year term was scheduled to end, or remain in prison for another five years.
Lawyer Lim Wei Jiet told the news agency that there was no time limit imposed by the Federal Court on when he must pay."Hence, he can pay anytime during the 12 years," the counsel told Bernama. Lawyer M.Viswanathan opined that Najib could pay by instalments or even sell property as provided in Section 283 of the Criminal Procedure Code."Normally, a reasonable amount of time will be given to make payment," he said.
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