KUALA LUMPUR — Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today withdrew his lawsuit against Attorney-General Tommy Thomas, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull and Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Amar Singh Ishar Singh over investigations into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Senior federal counsel Alice Loke Yee Ching informed reporters of the withdrawal of the suit following case management before High Court deputy registrar Norhatini Abd Hamid.
Loke, together with senior federal counsel Suzana Atan, attended the proceedings today, acting for Thomas, Mohd Shukri and Amar Singh, the respondents.
Loke said the court allowed the suit to be withdrawn to give Najib the liberty to file a fresh suit.
Najib’s lawyer Badrul Hisham Abdullah, when contacted by reporters, confirmed the withdrawal of the suit.
