Malaysian lawyers call for Attorney-General’s resignation

Many lawyers believe there was a conflict of interest when Attorney-General Apandi Ali ordered the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to cease corruption investigations into Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Channel News Asia

More than 700 Malaysian lawyers have debated and passed a motion calling for Attorney-General Apandi Ali to step down for closing corruption investigations into Prime Minister Najib Razak.

At the Malaysian Bar’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday (Mar 19), Mr Apandi, a former judge, was a hot topic.

Many lawyers believe there was a conflict of interest when Mr Apandi ordered the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to cease investigations into the close to US$700 million deposited into Mr Najib’s bank accounts in 2013 as well as SRC international, a former subsidiary of state investment firm 1MDB.

Last week,the Malaysian Bar also filed an appeal for a judicial review of Mr Apandi’s decisions.