US Court rejects PetroSaudi CEO's bid to dismiss DOJ suit

Published: Oct 3, 2018 1:08 AM | Updated: Oct 3, 2018 5:14 AM

A US district court has rejected a bid by PetroSaudi International CEO Tarek Obaid to remove himself from the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 1MDB-related civil forfeiture suits.

The court denied his application to reconsider its Aug 30 decision to dismiss a similar application but allowed his request to certify the interlocutory order so that it can be challenged in the US Court of Appeal...

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