Manjeet wrote to both of them last month following a report by theedgemarkets.com quoting Sri Ram as saying that there was no conflict in him representing the law firm while continuing with the prosecution. "I am frankly of the opinion that it behoves the AG and the Malaysian Bar to have Sri Ram removed as counsel from the concerned civil suits or from acting for Wong & Partners and Chia. The 1MDB suit filed against Wong & Partners, which was previously its legal representative, involves purported fraud, where the company sought a sum of US$1 billion and payment of legal fees of RM664,821.21. "He is a member of Wong & Partners and is the primary target for the suit. I have to defend him in both arenas," said Sri Ram.

Source: The Edge Markets June 22, 2021 09:11 UTC