Najib fails in bid to recuse Sri Ram


KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has failed to recuse ad hoc prosecutor Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from leading the prosecution team in his 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report tampering trial.

High Court judge Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan dismissed the application after finding that the applicant’s claims against the former Federal Court judge to be baseless and misplaced.

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