Najib's SRC trial: Shafee's application for Gopal Sri Ram's appointment letter, recusal dismissed

Tan Sri Dr Muhammad Shafee Abdullah giving a press statement at the Duta Court house in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. - MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah failed in his applications to obtain the appointment letter of Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as senior deputy public prosecutor and also to recuse the former Federal Court judge from leading the prosecution team.

High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah dismissed the applications after hearing submissions from lawyer Harvinderjit  Singh, representing Muhammad Shafee, and the prosecution, represented by deputy public prosecutor Kamal Baharin Omar.