KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 Prominent lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah built a reputation for getting people off charges as grave as murder, drug trafficking and corruption, but is now in the dock just like his varied clients.
Shafee used to working from the outside as counsel for high-profile politicians and businessmen was formally accused today of the same crime for which he is defending former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was charged last month with money laundering to the tune of RM42 million.
The 66-year-old lawyer is more recently known for successfully leading the prosecution in its appeal against the High Court acquittal of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the Sodomy II trial, which saw the PKR leader imprisoned in 20…
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