Two Kuala Lumpur High Court judges who presided over two ongoing 1MDB-linked criminal trials have been elevated to the Court of Appeal.

Collin Lawrence Sequerah and Mohamed Zaini Mazlan took their oaths during the swearing-in ceremony at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya this afternoon.

Sequerah, 62, is hearing the RM2.28 billion 1MDB corruption case against Najib Abdul Razak, while Zaini, 55, is presiding over...