A member of Najib Abdul Razak’s legal team took several quarters to task for criticising the former prime minister’s house arrest court proceedings, which were held in the chamber, labelling them as misplaced.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee reminded critics that the law mandates that all judicial review leave applications - including Najib’s bid for house arrest - must be held in the judge’s chambers.

The lawyer cited Order 53 Rule 3(2) of the Rules of Court 2012...