Najib's suit irrelevant after Parliament's dissolution, High Court told


KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic) should not be allowed to challenge the Prisons Department's refusal to let him attend Parliament as the august house has been dissolved, the High Court heard.

Senior Federal Counsel Shamsul Bolhassan said Najib's application was now academic upon the dissolution of Parliament on Oct 10, making Najib no longer an MP.

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