Najib Abdul Razak’s legal team will get an opportunity on Jan 19 hearing to argue for the overturning of the former prime minister’s conviction and 12-year jail sentence in the RM42 million SRC International corruption case.

The apex court this afternoon fixed three days from that date to hear the former finance minister’s review application against its previous decision to uphold the guilty verdict as well as the custodial sentence and RM210 million fine in lieu of an additional five years in jail.

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