Shafee Abdullah's appeal over affidavit dismissed

Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s opportunity to strike down an affidavit containing allegation the lawyer received RM9.5 million will now be before the Court of Appeal on March 5.

This followed the Federal Court today dismissing his application for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s earlier decision to disallow him from removing the affidavit.

The affidavit, filed by former attorney-general's special task officer Siti Rahayu Mohd Mumazani, contained the allegation that RM9.5 million was paid to Shafee from former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s bank accounts between 2013 and 2014...