Najib uses appointment letter in bid to recuse Sri Ram from 1MDB cases

In a bid to recuse former judge Gopal Sri Ram from leading the prosecution in the upcoming 1MDB trial, lawyers for Najib Abdul Razak are tendering new evidence at the Court of Appeal.

The evidence – a copy of Sri Ram's letter of appointment as a deputy public prosecutor signed by Attorney-General Tommy Thomas – was acquired by the former premier's lawyers on Aug 9...