1MDB audit report trial: Court to hear Najib's bid to recuse Sri Ram on Oct 16

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has fixed Oct 16 to hear Najib Abdul Razak’s application to recuse former Federal Court judge Gopal Sri Ram from prosecuting the former prime minister’s 1MDB audit report tampering trial.

The hearing date was fixed following case management of the matter before deputy registrar Catherine Nicholas this morning...