PUTRAJAYA: Court of Appeal judge Datuk Azizah Nawawi has recused herself from hearing Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeal to reinstate his RM1.9 million l...
: Court of Appeal judge Datuk Azizah Nawawi has recused herself from hearing Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeal to reinstate his RM1.9 million lawsuit against former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas for alleged misfeasance in public office.
At the onset of today’s hearing, she disclosed to parties in the appeal that her husband Datuk Nik Suhaimi Nik Sulaiman was the head of the Appellate and Trial Division in the Attorney-General’s Chambers when Thomas was the AG.Najib’s counsel, Datuk Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin, after consulting his client, told the court that the former prime minister wished for Justice Azizah to recuse herself from hearing his appeal.
Lawyer Alan Adrian Gomez, representing Thomas, said they are not objecting to Justice Azizah hearing the appeal as he has not heard of any grounds suggesting there was a real danger of bias if Justice Azizah hears the appeal. The bench, which also comprised Justice Datuk See Mee Chun and Datuk Lim Chong Fong, was supposed to hear Najib’s appeal today to reinstate his suit against Thomas. The suit was struck out by the High Court on Nov 25 last year.
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