The Court of Appeal has dismissed Malaysiakini’s appeal to recuse judge Kamaludin Md Said from hearing the lawsuit brought by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak against the news portal.

“The factual circumstances before us do not reach the threshold of real danger of bias, therefore we are dismissing the appeal with costs,” said Justice David Wong in his oral judgment today.

The other members of the panel are Justice Mary Lim and Justice Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid.