KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — The Kuala Lumpur Court Complex today saw the rare simultaneous appearance of three former prime ministers, each attending separate court hearings.

The unusual convergence brought together Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at the same court complex, although their respective cases were unrelated.

Najib is expected to resume proceedings in the ongoing US$5.64 billion civil suit filed against him by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) at the High Court.

In the suit, 1MDB and its subsidiaries accused Najib of breach of trust, breach of statutory duty, abuse of power and conspiracy to misappropriate 1MDB funds.

Separately, Muhyiddin is also attending his ongoing corruption trial linked to the Jana Wibawa programme, which is being heard at the High Court.

In the trial, Muhyiddin is facing seven charges, namely four counts of alleged power abuse to obtain RM225.3 million in bribes for his party, Bersatu, from Nepturis Sdn Bhd, Azman Yusoff, KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd, Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd and Mamfor Sdn Bhd, and three counts of alleged money laundering involving money that Bersatu received from Bukhary Equity.

Ismail Sabri was also in court to face a charge over his alleged failure to declare his assets as required by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

According to the charge, Ismail Sabri is accused of failing to declare local and nine foreign currencies, as well as five gold bars (Suisse Fine Gold).

Among the currencies allegedly not declared were RM14.7 million, S$6 million, US$1.46 million, three million Swiss francs, €12.2 million, ¥363 million, £50,250, NZ$44,600, 34.8 million dirhams and A$352,850.

He later pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.