Lawyers representing the company Equanimity (Cayman) Ltd are asking a US court to direct the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to clarify whether the US government had a role in the superyacht Equanimity’s handover to Malaysian authorities.

They noted that while DOJ officials claim that the US government had no involvement in the handover, Malaysian attorney-general Tommy Thomas had issued a press statement thanking the US government for helping to bring the yacht to Malaysian waters...