Judge withdraws in Apandi vs Kit Siang legal battle


PUTRAJAYA: Court of Appeal Judge Justice Hanipah Farikullah has recused herself from hearing former Attorney General (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali’s appeal against a High Court’s dismissal of his RM10mil defamation lawsuit against Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang.

Justice Hanipah, who chaired a three-member Bench yesterday, said she decided to recuse herself from hearing the appeal as she presided over the judicial review proceedings involving Mohamed Apandi in 2016 relating to the investigation into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

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