PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has appealed to the Court of Appeal against the High Court dismissal of his application to disqualify Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from leading the prosecution team in his 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) cases.
Najib is also appealing against the High Court refusal to grant him an order to stay the trial, which is scheduled for April 15 to May 3, pending the disposal of his appeal to disqualify Sri Ram, a prominent lawyer and a retired Federal Court judge.