In an unusual day in a Malaysian court, three former prime ministers were at the same court complex to face separate legal proceedings of their own on August 27.
Najib Razak (6th PM), Muhyiddin Yassin (8th PM) and Ismail Sabri Yaakob (9th PM) were all at the Kompleks Mahkamah Kuala Lumpur in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim, drawing attention from the public and the media.
Najib is in court for the ongoing hearing of a $5.6 billion civil suit filed by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) against him and five other former 1MDB directors while Muhyiddin’s graft trial linked to the Jana Wibawa program is also being heard at the High Court in the same complex.
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri was charged with “failing to declare assets, including RM14.7 million in cash, millions in various foreign currencies, as well as gold bars”, as reported by the Bernama news outlet.
He was initially scheduled to be charged last week but the proceedings was postponed due to health complications.
The sight of three former national leaders in court highlights a dramatic, and often satirized, moment in Malaysian political and judicial history, illustrating a very busy period for the legal system regarding the country's former leadership.
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