KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court will here on Jan 27 an application by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to disqualify former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from leading the prosecution team in his on-going trial over alleged tampering of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report.
Lawyer Nur Syahirah Hanapiah, representing Najib, told reporters this after the case came up for mention today before deputy registrar, Catherine Nicholas.
Also present was deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam. Senior counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is currently on medical leave, so the hearing, initially fixed for Friday (Jan 8), has to be taken off.