Judge recuses self from hearing Najib’s Queen’s Counsel bid

A Kuala Lumpur High Court judge this morning disclosed that his family member belonged to the same party as former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

As a result, Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh voluntarily withdrew from presiding over an application to allow a Queen’s Counsel (QC) from the United Kingdom to act for Najib in his RM42 million SRC International corruption case appeal.

The judge...