Shafee Tells Court Najib’s Tax Appeal Would Be Moot if LHDN Insists on ‘Pay First, Talk Later’

Shafee tells court Najib’s tax appeal would be moot if LHDN insists on ‘pay first, talk later’

PUTRAJAYA, July 3 — Lawyer Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah argued before the Court of Appeal today that failure to stay the Inland Revenue Board’s (LHDN) case against ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak would render his appeal before the Special Commissioners of Income Tax (SCIT) in September “meaningless.”Speaking before a three-member bench chaired by Justice Datuk Alwi Abdul Wahab, Shafee contended that proceeding with the bankruptcy action woul…

Sept 4 decision on Najib and son's tax arrears case appeal

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Sept 4 for its decision in an appeal by Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his son Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin to stay bankruptcy proceedings over failure to settle tax arrears amounting to billions of ringgit.

Bankruptcy would render tax appeal ‘meaningless’, Najib’s lawyer tells court

Shafee Abdullah says insolvency would place the ex-prime minister's finances under government control as he seeks to halt a RM1.69 billion tax-related bankruptcy action.