Malaysia
Nizar gets 5 judges, not 11


KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — A five-man panel of Federal Court judges today dismissed toppled Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaludin's application for an 11-man Bench to hear his appeal to be reinstated, without cost.
Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff ordered Nizar's lawyers to continue with arguments of the main case immediately.