PUCHONG: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision to grant a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the SRC International case is solely a judicial matter.

“That is the judge’s decision and the Attorney General’s. I do not interfere,” said the Prime Minister after performing Friday prayers at Masjid Kampung Seri Aman on Friday (June 20).

Earlier, Judge K Muniandy allowed the defence’s application for a DNAA over three money laundering charges involving RM27mil from SRC International Sdn Bhd, citing the prosecution’s lack of preparedness to proceed with the trial, which has been postponed numerous times since 2019.

The court was informed that the prosecution had yet to obtain the necessary documentary evidence.

The delay, the judge noted, had denied the accused the right to a fair and timely resolution of the case.

A DNAA means the accused is temporarily discharged from the charges but may still be prosecuted for the same offences in the future if the prosecution so decides. – Bernama