Malaysia Top Court Rejects Bid by Najib’s Lawyer to Quit Case

Malaysia’s highest court on Thursday rejected a request by former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s new counsel to discharge himself as defense lead, denying a bid that could have delayed the ex-leader’s appeal, Malaysiakini reported.

The newly-appointed laywer, Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, applied to discharge himself from leading the defense team due to time constraints, the local news outlet reported. The Federal Court earlier this month rejected a request to delay the proceedings because Najib changed his legal team, local media reported at the time.