Federal Court allows Najib to attend RM1.9mil suit against Tommy Thomas

<p>PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today allowed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to attend proceedings in his bid to reinstate a RM1.9 million civil suit against former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas.

New Straits Times Suraya Roslan · News & blogs · 1 hr ago

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Malaysia's Federal Court ordered prison authorities to bring former Prime Minister Najib Razak to court for proceedings in his RM1.9 million civil suit against former Attorney General Tommy Thomas.

The Federal Court issued an order directing prison authorities to transport Najib for his appeal hearing.
Najib alleges Thomas abused power by initiating 1MDB-related criminal charges against him.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court previously struck out the suit without a full trial in November 2022.

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PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today allowed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to attend proceedings in his bid to reinstate a RM1.9 million civil suit against former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas.

A three-member bench chaired by Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Seri Hashim Hamzah issued an order to produce (OTP) directing the prison authorities to bring Najib to court for the proceedings.

The order was granted following an application by Najib's lawyer, S. Bala Ravi.

It will allow Najib, 72, to attend the hearing of his application for leave to appeal, as well as the substantive appeal should leave be granted.

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Published: October 28, 2026 at 7:43 AM UTC
By: Suraya Roslan
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