The Court of Appeal explained that judicial notice can be taken if a matter is considered as a fact, for example, “the sun rises in the east and sets in the west”.

Justice Yaacob Md Sam, who wrote the unanimous decision last week, said this in relation to the appeals court taking judicial notice that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak did not commit any wrongdoing with regard to 1MDB.

This was based on the much-publicised press conference by attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali on Jan 26, 2016 and the MACC's statement.