'Najib’s suit against Thomas filled with unconnected political issues'

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s wrongful prosecution suit against former attorney-general Tommy Thomas was ‘filled with unconnected political issues”, according to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

In the full grounds of judgment released yesterday, judge Ahmad Bache ruled that the former finance minister’s legal action lacked detail on Thomas’ alleged involvement in wrongful prosecution.

The judge, who on Nov 25 last year allowed Thomas’ application to strike out the civil action, noted that the suit’s pleadings and statement of claim...