Former premier Najib Abdul Razak will get another shot to disqualify former judge Gopal Sri Ram from leading the prosecution in his RM2.28 billion 1MDB trial.
A Court of Appeal panel reached a unanimous decision today to grant Najib leave to commence a judicial review to challenge the attorney general's appointment of Sri Ram as a deputy public prosecutor.
The three-member bench, headed by Hasnah Mohamed Hashim, quashed a Feb 19 Kuala Lumpur High Court ruling denying leave for the judicial review.
Today's decision also applies to lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's appeal to disqualify Sri Ram from prosecuting criminal cases against him.
Shafee was also denied leave to challenge Sri Ram's appointment by the same High Court on Feb 19.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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