Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has applied to strike out Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua's suit against him for misfeasance in public office in relation to 1MDB.

Among the grounds, Najib stated are that Pua filed the suit for political purpose and that he (Najib) is not a public officer nor a government servant.

Najib also raised the question of Pua's legal standing in initiating the suit and claimed that the ingredients of tort of misfeasance in public office have not been fulfilled

The prime minister filed the application on Tuesday but the documents were only made available to Pua's lawyer today.