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Red Granite opposes DOJ's proposed pause on 1MDB suits
Published:  Aug 30, 2017 10:50 AM
Updated: 8:28 AM

Red Granite Pictures Inc has filed a motion opposing the proposed delay in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 1MDB-linked civil forfeiture suits.

The motion, filed by the company’s legal counsel Matthew Schwartz, argued that "the government has not demonstrated that discovery will adversely affect any ongoing investigation."

"Claimant (Red Granite) should not have to wait any longer to clear its name. These cases have been pending for over a year and the government’s underlying investigation has been ongoing, according to press reports, for at least two.

“(Red Granite) has a strong interest in defending this action and regaining the unfettered use of its property.

“But instead, based on the assertion that discovery 'will have an adverse effect' on the investigation, the government now seeks to stay these cases indefinitely,” the court documents sighted by Malaysiakini read...


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