Najib down with conjunctivitis, trial adjourned

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial over RM42 million from SRC International has been adjourned for three days since he contracted conjunctivitis in both his eyes.
Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali allowed an application by lead defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to adjourn the hearing until Monday due to Najib’s health condition.
Shafee also told the court that the former premier had been attended to by an eye specialist this morning, who gave him a three-day medical certificate starting today.
The prosecution team were also provided a soft copy of the MC chit and photograph of Najib’s eyes had also been received.
DPP V Sithambaram confirmed this with the court, and told the judge that they support the application due to the medical condition of the accused.
“I was shown the photo and can confirm that it looks quite bad. Due to the medical condition of the accused, the prosecution supports the defence’s application for adjournment.
“(And) because this is conjunctivitis, we might all end up infected (if Najib were to attend the hearing),” he said.