Another judicial commissioner recuses self from 1MDB suit against Najib

Another High Court Judicial Commissioner has recused herself from a 1MDB-linked lawsuit against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Adlin Abdul Majid today made the decision to withdraw from 1MDB’s suit against Najib and 14 other defendants linked to the troubled sovereign wealth fund.

Previously, it was reported that two other judicial commissioners have also withdrawn from similar legal actions, such as Liza Chan Sow Keng and Quay Chew Soon.

Today’s 1MDB suit is one among 22 launched by the sovereign wealth fund as well as its former subsidiary, SRC International Sdn Bhd, against various personalities who purportedly defrauded them.

The two plaintiffs also took legal action against entities that may not have perpetrated the fraud but were...