KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Opposition lawmaker Tony Pua is continuing with his civil suit against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for alleged misfeasance in public office in relation to 1MDB funds.

Pua’s lawyer Tan Che'ng Leong told theedgemarkets.com this when contacted after today’s case management of the suit in the High Court.

“Yes my client is continuing this misfeasance suit. The matter has been fixed for further case management on Jan 26,” Tan said.

Pua, the DAP publicity secretary, filed the suit in January 2017 against Najib and the government on the grounds that the former premier had allegedly abused his public office and received monetary benefits from 1MDB.

The suit was struck out by the High Court later that year and the decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal.

However, on Nov 19 last year, the Federal Court reinstated Pua’s suit as it held that the prime minister and ministers were public officers and could be sued for misfeasance in public office.

Najib then applied for a stay of proceedings in January this year, and this was allowed by Justice Datuk Rozana Ali Yusoff, pending the outcome of the ex-premier’s 1MDB trial, as Tan did not object to the stay.

Najib's criminal case involving 1MDB before Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah is resuming on Jan 4 with former 1MDB CEO Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman continuing his testimony.

The former premier is facing four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering in excess of RM2.28 billion of alleged 1MDB funds.

On July 28, Najib was also found guilty on seven charges involving SRC International Sdn Bhd. The charges — three for criminal breach of trust, one for abuse of power and three for money laundering — involved RM42 million of SRC funds.

He was sentenced to 12 years’ jail and fined RM210 million. The Pekan MP is appealing against his conviction and sentence.

He also faces an abuse of power charge over audit tampering of a report on 1MDB. This trial will continue in January.

Najib is also facing six counts of criminal breach of trust involving RM6.64 billion of government funds for payments made to International Petroleum Investment Corporation, a case which he faces together with former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Irwan Serigar.

He also faces three counts of money laundering involving RM27 million of SRC funds.