Hybrid hearing put us at disadvantage, says Najib's lawyer

Najib Abdul Razak's defence team claimed that the hybrid court session held on Dec 7 had created an uneven playing field during the hearing of his application to adduce new evidence in the SRC case.

Lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the proceeding saw deputy public prosecutors present physically in court, while Najib's lawyers had to attend via Zoom application.

This, he said, had given the...