KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — SRC International Sdn Bhd’s former director Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi at the moment informed the High Court right here that he was not arrested over the corporate’s transactions but was barred from travelling overseas.
Shahrol Azral, 54, who’s testifying as a 3rd celebration within the SRC International’s US$1.18 billion (RM5.6 billion) civil swimsuit towards Datuk Seri Najib Razak and its former chief govt officer Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, mentioned in actual fact, his passport had by no means been impounded by the immigration.
“I checked with the immigration… then solely I noticed my title below travel restrictions. I’ve by no means been arrested. Actually, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission took my statements in 2015 but I used to be not detained,” he mentioned when queried by the former premier’s counsel Harvinderjit Singh.
Previously, within the 1Malaysia Development Berhad trial earlier than Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah, Shahrol Azral testified that overseas travel restrictions have been solely positioned on him from July 2018 till early 2020.
Meanwhile, in his witness assertion, Shahrol Azral made it clear that he was by no means charged with any offence pertaining to the loss and injury suffered by SRC International in respect of the misappropriation of the RM4 billion fund from the Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) Loan.
SRC, below its new administration, filed the swimsuit in May 2021, claiming that Najib had dedicated a breach of belief and energy abuse, personally benefited from the corporate’s funds, and misappropriated the mentioned funds.
It can also be looking for a court declaration that Najib is accountable for the corporate’s losses because of his breach of duties and belief and for Najib to pay again the RM42 million in losses that they’ve suffered.
Najib, 70, has been serving a jail sentence on the Kajang Prison since August 23, 2022, after being convicted of misappropriating RM42 million in SRC International funds.
He then filed a petition for a royal pardon on September 2, 2022, and the Pardons Board on January 29 this yr lowered Najib’s jail time period from 12 years to 6, with the wonderful lower to RM50 million from RM210 million.
The trial earlier than Judge Datuk Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin continues on Wednesday. — eNM
