Court replaces judge in Irwan Serigar, Arul Kanda's bid to strike out 1MDB suit

The applications by former Treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah and former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy to strike out a US$6.59 billion (RM29.42 billion) suit filed by 1MDB against them will be heard by a new judicial commissioner at the High Court.

This was informed by Irwan's lawyer, Lavinia Kumaraendran, when contacted by the media after case management, which was conducted online before senior assistant registrar Azlinda Ahmad Sharif today.

According to the lawyer...