The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today set July 24 to hear the application of former Treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah and former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy, to strike out a US$6.59 billion (RM28.98 billion) suit filed by 1MDB against them.

Lawyer Brendan Siva, who represented 1MDB, when contacted, said that Judicial Commissioner, Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan, set the date during the case management which was held online today...