The move is seen as the latest bid by Najib to forestall a final verdict from the Federal Court, which could otherwise potentially deliver its judgement on Tuesday or set a new date for its decision.
"Because of the spousal relationship... there might be unconscious bias. In the sense that his opinions, his views would affect findings in respect of the appeal right now," Najib's lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik told the court."This application is mala fide, done deliberately to scuttle the progress of this case," said lead prosecutor V. Sithambaram.
Najib changed his legal team just three weeks before the final appeals process began last week. His lawyer Hisyam tried to quit last week, saying he did not have enough time to prepare, but the court refused to discharge him. Najib, 69, was found guilty in July 2020 of criminal breach of trust, abuse of power, and money laundering for illegally receiving about US$10 million from SRC International, a former unit of state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad .Prosecutors have said some US$4.5 billion was stolen from 1MDB — co-founded by Najib during his first year as prime minister in 2009. Investigators say they had traced more than $1 billion of 1MDB money to accounts linked to Najib.
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