The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya today unanimously dismissed an appeal brought by incumbent Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua against caretaker prime minister Najib Abdul Razak for misfeasance in public office with regards to the 1MDB scandal.

The three-judge panel headed by Justice Ahmadi Asnawi ruled that Pua should pay both respondents, Najib and the government, RM5,000 each in costs...