Najib files to recuse chief justice from SRC appeal

Najib Abdul Razak seeks to recuse Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat from hearing the former prime minister’s appeal in the RM42 million SRC International corruption case.

The former finance minister’s counsel Hisyam Teh Poh Teik informed the five-person apex court bench that the recusal bid was filed yesterday.

The lawyer claimed that...