Malaysian lawyer and lead prosecutor in 1MDB trial Gopal Sri Ram dies, aged 79

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Former Federal Court judge was well-known for his rulings on public interest cases. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sri Ram, as he was known, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 18 for a lung infection. He died on Sunday.

The defence teams in both cases have tried many times to remove him from leading the prosecution but failed.

 

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