Najib, son get leave to appeal RM1.7b tax bill

Najib Abdul Razak and his son Mohd Nazifuddin can appeal to the Federal Court over a summary judgment entered against them regarding the payment of income tax amounting to RM1.69 billion and RM37.6 million respectively to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).

This follows a unanimous decision today by a three-member bench led by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat in granting leave to Najib and Nazufuddin as the applicants to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision.

“It is our unanimous decision that...