Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah was displeased when Najib Abdul Razak was a no-show for the former premier’s RM2.28 billion 1MDB trial this morning.

The accused was absent because he and 113 other MPs were summoned to Istana Negara today in relation to the issue of the new prime minister.

According to news portal Malay Mail, when the judge entered the courtroom around 9.40am, he was informed by defence counsel Rahmat Hazlan that the legal team was only told last night that the Pekan MP and other lawmakers were summoned for an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today.

“So the king is to interview each MP one by one; my client is scheduled to leave from PWTC (Putra World Trade Centre) for the palace at 10.30am. We don’t know specifically...