Judge withdraws from ex-AG's appeal in suit against Kit Siang

Court of Appeal judge Hanipah Farikullah has withdrawn from former attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali's appeal in his 1MDB-linked defamation suit against DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang.

The appellate court judge this morning made the decision following an application by Lim's counsel Sangeet Kaur Deo seeking her recusal...