Ex-M’sian PM Najib’s lawyer offers to defend Sam Ke Ting for free – Mothership.SG

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Shafee Abdullah has provided to symbolize Sam Ke Ting totally free.

A outstanding lawyer in Malaysia, Shafee has represented a number of massive names in high-profile instances.

He’s most identified for representing former Malaysian prime minister Najib Abdul Razak in instances associated to the 1MDB scandal.

The lawyer can also be identified for main the prosecution in its attraction in opposition to the Excessive Court docket acquittal of Anwar Ibrahim within the Sodomy II trial.

Presents professional bono service

Shafee stated he’s providing to assist Sam professional bono as he feels “strongly that she must be defended”.

In a report by Free Malaysia Right this moment, he stated: “Hopefully I can symbolize her if she appoints me as her lawer or will seem as amicus curiae, relying on how the state of affairs develops.”

He added: “I hope she is bailed out as quickly as doable as she has already start serving her six-year jail sentence. If she is given bail, she has a greater prospect of making ready her attraction together with her attorneys.”

The case

Sam was sentenced to 6 years in jail for inflicting the loss of life of eight youngsters in a 2017 highway collision.

She was initially acquitted and discharged by the Justice of the Peace Court docket earlier than the prosecution succeeded of their second attraction in opposition to the choice.

Sam was charged with reckless for harmful driving for the incident that occurred in Feb. 2017.

She was driving a automobile when she ploughed into a bunch of greater than 30 youngsters driving “basikal lajak” (modified bicycles) alongside Jalan Lingkaran Dalam.

Eight youngsters aged 13 to 16 died, and eight extra had been injured.

Petitions arrange

Following her sentencing, a number of petitions had been arrange for Sam.

Two of the a number of petitions raised virtually 1,000,000 signatures inside lower than a day.

Sam’s utility to the Court docket of Attraction for depart to attraction in opposition to the Excessive Court docket’s resolution has been set for 9am on Apr. 18, 2022.

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