Judicial commissioner recuses herself from hearing 1MDB, SRC lawsuits


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): High Court Judicial Commissioner (JC) Liza Chan Sow Keng has recused herself from presiding the 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) lawsuit against a law firm and the SRC International Sdn Bhd's case against Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and six others.

When contacted, a counsel from Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership, who acted for 1MDB and SRC, said JC Chan had during court proceedings via video conferencing today, informed all parties that she had decided to recuse herself from the cases as the former premier is a friend of hers.

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