Najib Razak has filed a suit against former attorney-general Tommy Thomas and a publisher for defaming him in the former attorney-general’s memoir “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness” that was published early this year.
In the suit filed by legal firm Shafee & Co, the former prime minister is seeking an unspecified amount of damages and wants words and statements deemed defamatory to be removed.
Najib also wants an apology from Thomas and GB Gerakbudaya Enterprise Sdn Bhd and a permanent injunction that they will not publish anything defamatory about him.
Lawyer Farhan Muhammad Shafee, from Shafee & Co, when contacted by FMT, confirmed that the suit was filed earlier today