KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has filed a RM150mil defamation suit against prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over the latter’s speech at an event in March.
The lawsuit was filed through Messrs Law Practice of Rafique at the Shah Alam High Court registry on May 3.
In the statement of claim, Anwar allegedly made the slanderous speech at a programme “Kongres Nasional Khas Malaysia Madani: Perlaksanaan Sebuah Idealisme” at Stadium Melawati, Shah Alam on March 18.
The programme was broadcasted live on ‘Facebook live’ via “Anwar Ibrahim” Facebook and PKR’s YouTube channel. – The Star