Najib Abdul Razak and his son Mohd Nazifuddin can appeal to the Federal Court over a summary judgement entered against them regarding the payment of income tax amounting to RM1.69 billion and RM37.6 million respectively to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).

This follows a unanimous decision today by a three-member bench led by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat in granting leave to Najib and Nazufuddin as the applicants to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision.