The defence had earlier today filed an application to recuse Sequerah, following a disclosure by him last month that he and former 1MDB general counsel Loo Ai Swan had been partners in a law firm.Loo, also known as Jasmine Loo, is believed to be a former associate of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, the alleged mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal. Najib is standing trial on 25 counts of money laundering and abuse of power over the alleged misuse of 1MDB funds amounting to RM2.
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