KUALA LUMPUR: A former Sime Bank Bhd chief executive officer who is facing four charges of acting beyond his powers in extending loans, has asked the trial judge to recuse herself from continuing to hear the case.
Datuk Ismail Zakaria's lawyer Datuk V. Sithambaram told Sessions Court judge Khadijah Idris yesterday that her dual role as Treasury Solicitor and Sessions Court judge was incompatible and would cause embarrassment.
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