KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed a suit against former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas.
The former prime minister is alleging he had been wrongly prosecuted over several corruption charges against him.
Najib through Raj, Ong & Yudistra filed the suit at the High Court today and named Thomas and the government as the first and second respondents respectively.
In his statement of claim, the Pekan member of parliament claimed Thomas had committed misfeasance in public office, malicious abuse of process, and negligence.
He claimed the wrong charges involved several criminal cases namely:
* 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case.
* The International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) case.
* The alleged abuse of power under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act case.
- The alleged money laundering under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 case.
However, Najib claimed the suit did not involve the SRC International Sdn Bhd case, which had seen him convicted and sentenced to 12 years jails, and RM210 million fine.
He was sentenced after he was found guilty of misappropriating RM42 million of SRC International Funds.
He is now on trial for multiple corruption charges involving the 1MDB financial scandal, audit tempering, and money laundering.
Najib claimed that Thomas decided to prosecute him for multiple graft charges even though MACC in its investigation papers found no wrongdoings.
Najib claimed that Thomas, who was AG until Feb 28, 2020, had made many disparaging comments against him before he was appointed as the AG.
Najib claimed he had lost his reputation and brought injury to his political career.
He is seeking RM1,941,988 in damages and a declaration that Thomas had committed misfeasance in public office.
The court has fixed Nov 19 for mention.
keywords: Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, misfeasance, 1Malaysia Development Berhad, malicious prosecution.