Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali should have recused himself from hearing Najib Abdul Razak's RM42 million SRC International corruption trial, said the ex-premier's lawyer.

Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said this is because the then Kuala Lumpur High Court judge allegedly played a role in a loan for 1MDB to acquire independent power producer Tanjong Energy Holdings Sdn Bhd.