Private lawyer DP Naban will continue to act for the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) in the government's RM1.69 billion tax suit against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

This followed the former finance minister withdrawing his application to disqualify Naban from acting for IRB in the legal action.

This was confirmed by Najib's counsel Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee after he attended the case management of the legal action in the chambers of Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Ahmad Bache this afternoon...