Najib's appeal against High Court refusal to disqualify Sri Ram set for Sept 8

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s appeal against the High Court’s decision that dismissed his bid to disqualify Gopal Sri Ram from leading the prosecution team in his ongoing trial for alleged tampering of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) audit report, will be heard at the Court of Appeal on Sept 8.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P Kunyalam, when contacted, said the date was set by senior assistant registrar Nadia Mohd Kamal during online case management today, which was also attended by Najib’s lawyer, Nur Syahirah Hanapiah.

“The court also ordered both parties to file their submissions on Aug 24,” Mohamad Mustaffa said...