The High Court judge presiding over Umno president Najib Abdul Razak's defamation suit against Malaysiakini has been transferred back to Kuala Lumpur from Seremban.

Justice Kamaludin Md Said had been serving at the Seremban High Court since January 2016. His transfer to the Kuala Lumpur High Court was effective May 2.

He will be one of the Appellate and Special Powers division judges, besides hearing civil cases...