Judge Jamil Hussin fixed the date after hearing submissions from lawyer Harvinderjit Singh, appearing for Shafee, and deputy public prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz today.

Shafee is standing trial on four counts of money laundering involving the said amount, which he received from Najib Razak, and making inaccurate statements about his income to the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN).

He is alleged to have breached Section 4(1)(a) of Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 by receiving proceeds from unlawful activities.

He is also charged with making inaccurate statements to LHDN for the 2013 and 2014 assessment years.

The court had previously heard testimony from eight witnesses between May 21, 2021 and May 12 this year.

Earlier, Harvinderjit told the court that the prosecution had failed to call former prime minister Najib to testify.

He said Najib’s cheques, amounting to RM9.5 million, were the subject matter of the charges and, therefore, his evidence was crucial to show why the money was paid, whether in payment of legal fees or as a loan.

He also said the charges against Shafee were defective as they did not disclose any money laundering offence.

Afzainizam insisted the RM9.5 million was part of Shafee’s income for 2013 and 2014 but the lawyer had failed to declare it to LHDN.

He argued that a purported loan agreement had been created to mask the payment from the authorities.