Arul Kanda, Mohd Irwan fail in bid to strike out 1MDB's US$6.9bil suit


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has dismissed former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy and its former chairman Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah’s bid to strike out a US$6.59bil suit filed by 1MDB against them.

High Court Judicial Commissioner (JC) Datuk Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan, in dismissing the duo’s applications, ruled that the suit must go to full trial as the court needed to hear testimonials from the witnesses.

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