The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) succeeded in its bid for summary judgment in a suit to recover RM1.69 billion in income tax from Najib Abdul Razak.<br /><br />In effect, this means the former prime minister now has to pay the RM1.69 billion in tax to the IRB.<br /><br />This followed the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision this afternoon to allow the IRB’s application for summary judgment in its RM1.69 billion tax suit against Najib.<br /><br />Summary judgment is where a court decides on a case without going for a full trial, thereby dispensing with the hearing of the testimony of witnesses, among others.
