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UN no power to compel M’sian courts over Najib’s jailing: Legal experts
The United Nations (UN) has no authority to force Malaysian courts to release former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak from serving his 12-year jail sentence, according to law experts.
Veteran lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla told Malaysiakini that the international body abides by the policy of non-interference in the affairs of any sovereign states.
“Generally speaking, international bodies cannot...
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