SHAH ALAM: Civil forfeiture suits like the one involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) are controversial even in the United States due to concerns that they violate due process, a prominent US lawyer says.
"This is a very controversial practice, and there has been a push back in the US in the past three to four years as it was being used excessively," said Thomas C. Goldstein, an appellate advocate in the US Supreme Court.
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