The Court of Appeal has sternly reminded former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak that it is a court of law and not a coffee shop.

Judge Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil who is chairing the bench said this in giving a tongue-lashing to lone defence counsel Harvinder Singh Sidhu and one bailor present during proceedings today.

The panel was reacting to the lawyer’s explanation on Najib's absence from the hearing due to alleged close contact with a Covid-19 positive person.