Former senator Ezam Md Noor today sought an extension of time from the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, for the court to accept documents and judgment made in Singapore courts, pertaining to the prosecution of several individuals related to the 1MDB case there.

Ezam was supposed to have filed all related documents in his US$3.66 billion suit against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, the 1MDB, and 15 of its current and former directors, last month, but the judgment and documents from the Singapore court following its decision in July, were only obtained this month.

It is understood that the Singapore court documents state the influence of Penang-born businessperson Low Taek Jho, who is better known as Jho Low, on BSI banker Yeo Jiawei, where BSI had regarded Low as a "key advisor" to 1MDB and SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of 1MDB, despite him (Low) not holding any positions in 1MDB.

Yeo, 34, is currently serving a 54-month jail term for money laundering and cheating charges linked to 1MDB. He is also facing a separate imprisonment of 30 months for tampering with witnesses...