Najib, Shafee's bid to remove Sri Ram from prosecution dismissed

Leave applications by former premier Najib Abdul Razak and lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah for a judicial review to remove Gopal Sri Ram from the team prosecuting the 1MDB-linked criminal charges against them were dismissed today.

According to Shafee, the decision was made by Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Azizah Nawawi, who saw it more suitable for the matter be handled by a criminal court...