00:00 Prominent lawyer Shafi Abdullah was ordered by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to pay more
00:07 than 5.5 million ringgit in tax arrears.
00:11 The arrears cover unpaid taxes over five years between 2011 and 2016.
00:18 When granting summary judgment last week, Judicial Commissioner Rosmawar Rozain said
00:23 she was bound by the federal court's ruling in former Prime Minister Najib Razak's 1.69
00:29 million ringgit tax arrears case.
00:32 In Najib's case, the Apex Court held that taxpayers must settle all outstanding sums
00:37 assessed to be due before appealing to the special commissioners over the quantum of
00:42 assessment made by the Inland Revenue Board, or LHDN.
00:47 Two years ago, LHDN filed its suit against Shafi, who is Najib's lawyer, seeking to recover
00:53 more than 9.41 million in tax arrears.
00:58 The tax authority said notices of assessment for the five years, mailed to Shafi's last
01:02 known address on May 31, 2019, were not returned to the department.
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