KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed an application at the Federal Court to revive his RM1.9mil suit against former Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas.
The application for leave to appeal to the apex court will be heard on July 30, according to his lawyer Yudistra Darma Dorai, Bernama reported.
Najib, 72, filed the notice of motion on Feb 10, seeking to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision, which upheld the High Court’s dismissal of his suit.
In the application, Najib raised three legal questions for determination by the Federal Court.
On Jan 13, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal agreed with the High Court that the suit was clearly premature because the criminal case had not yet commenced when it was filed.
On Nov 25, 2022, the High Court allowed Thomas’ application to strike out Najib’s suit without a full trial.
The former Pekan MP had filed the suit on Oct 22, 2021, alleging that Thomas abused his power when prosecuting him in relation to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case.
Najib is seeking, among others, a court declaration that Thomas had committed the tort of misconduct in public office and claimed special damages of RM1.9 mil, which included the costs incurred in appointing an audit team to review documents and preparing a defence for the criminal proceedings.
