Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s law firm Shafee & Co is no longer representing Najib Abdul Razak for the former prime minister’s appeal in the RM42 million SRC International corruption case.

In a letter to the Federal Court dated today, the firm informed that Najib has discharged Shafee’s (above) firm from acting for him.

“Please be informed that on July 25, 2022 around 5pm, our side received a letter from Najib Abdul Razak where the appellant has discharged with immediate effect Messrs Shafee & Co from acting as counsel and lawyers acting for him in the criminal appeals and related proceedings.

“Through the same letter, the appellant informed that he has appointed Messrs Zaid Ibrahim Suffian TH Liew & Partners as lawyers,” Shafee & Co said.