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An ex-judge turned lead prosecutor in the ongoing 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case against former prime minister Najib Razak and a criminal lawyer who defended him have teamed up to appeal against a young driver's prison sentence for killing eight teenage cyclists. The guilty verdict reached last month for Sam Ke Ting's 2017 reckless driving manslaughter case made big waves in Malaysia and revealed a fractured society with many people viewing court rulings through a racial lens. This tendency is likely to be further highlighted now that the two legal heavyweights have thrown their weight behind Sam, who has Chinese...
