1MDB scandal: Judge recuses himself from Obyu Holdings forfeiture case


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The government’s application to forfeit assets worth RM680mil allegedly linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and which were seized from Obyu Holdings Sdn Bhd’s premises will be heard before a new judge.

This followed a decision by High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who is the presiding judge in former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial, to recuse himself from hearing the application.

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