KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed Nov 11 to decide on former Batu Kawan Umno division deputy head Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan's application to adduce in his judicial review a videoclip of what he claimed showed Attorney-General (AG) Mohamed Apandi Ali dancing with a group of ministers.
Khairuddin's lawyer Mohamed Hanif Khatri Abdulla said they have requested from the court a leave to adduce the new evidence.
"Today was fixed for hearing of our application to get leave from the court pertaining the adducing of new evidence which is a video clip featuring the AG who appeared to be mingling and dancing with some ministers at the Merdeka Day parade at Dataran Merdeka," he said after the matter went for hearing in the chambers of judge Datuk Hanipah Farikullah today.
The court also fixed the same date for decision on Khairuddin's leave application to initiate the judicial review and a preliminary objection by the AG regarding the judicial review.
Senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan represented Apandi.
In the video, a man resembling Apandi is seen dancing with five ministers, namely Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Salleh Said Keruak, Maximus Ongkili, Azalina Othman Said and Nancy Shukri.
On Feb 3, Khairuddin, 54, filed a judicial review application against the AG's decision to close the cases on the RM2.6 billion deposited in the prime minister’s accounts and on SRC International.
He is seeking to set aside the AG's decision on Jan 26 this year that there was no criminal offence committed by Najib over three investigation papers by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)and a directive for its investigation to be closed and that there was no need for Malaysia to request to foreign countries to have a mutual legal assistance in the criminal matter.
In his application for leave, Khairuddin is seeking for a court order for a special commission to be set up to study and determine further action over the outcome of those investigation papers.