Kuala Lumpur: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
(pic) will file a legal action against former Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas over an allegedly defamatory statement in his recently-published book, “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness”, which implicates him to the murder of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu.
The matter was confirmed by the former Prime Minister’s counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, when contacted.
“Yes, we are suing him. Yesterday, Thomas had replied to our letter of demand (LOD).he said that he did not defame our client.
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“The publisher, namely, GB Gerakbudaya Enterprise Sdn Bhd, has not replied to our LOD. We are going to file defamation suit against both Thomas and the publisher as soon as possible,” said Muhammad Shafee.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has described the contents on accou.
FEB 6 ― The recent publication of former Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas’s memoir, My Story: Justice in the Wilderness, has been met with much public furore and controversy. While the Malaysian Bar completely supports one’s freedom of speech, expression and right to form.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan lodged a police report against former Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas today regarding his book that allegedly twisted the country’s history and insulted the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
He claimed that references linking Tun Abdul Razak to the May 13, 1969 incident contained in the book entitled My Story: Justice in the Wilderness were seditious and malicious, and could cause hatred towards the government. I made the report for the police to begin investigations on him, especially under Sections 3 and 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 for sedition, Section 8 of the Official Secrets Act 1972 and Section 500 of the Penal Code,” he told reporters at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters here today.
PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic) has refuted claims that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong proposed Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to replace him as interim prime minister during last year’s “Sheraton Move” political crisis.