Tommy Thomas has cited ex-premier Najib Abdul Razak’s prime facie 1MDB ruling to bolster his claim that the ex-attorney-general discharged his duty with no malice.

In an affidavit filed at the Kuala Lumpur High Court last Friday, Thomas sought to strengthen his application for judicial commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain to withdraw from hearing a malicious prosecution suit against him.

Roz is presiding over the suit by former Felda chairperson Shahrir Abdul Samad, who claimed...