Nation 30 Mar 2021
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has responded to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak s letter of demand seeking a public apology for allegedly defaming him in his recently released autobiography. Our client denies all material allegations in your letter. Furthermore, our client denies that he has committed the tort of defamation against your client, as alleged or at all, he said in a letter of reply through his lawyers Tommy Thomas Advocates and Solicitors. We have instructions to accept service of process. All our client s rights are reserved, read the letter dated Feb 4 that was addressed to Najib s lawyers Messrs. Shafee & Co.
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.
Thomas’ newly released book is titled My Story: Justice in the Wilderness.
In a letter of demand served through law firm Shafee & Co and sighted by The Star, it said “Chapter 42 – Altantuya” in the book made defamatory statements against Najib.
The letter, dated Feb 2 and signed by Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, claimed that through the chapter, Thomas conveyed the message to readers that irrespective of the decisions of the courts, the former prime minister was somehow involved in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.
It claimed that Thomas’ statements on Najib were negligent, reckless, irresponsible, deliberate, malicious and aimed to lower Najib’s esteem and good reputation in the eyes of the public and further expose him to public hatred, scorn, odium, contempt and ridicule.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is demanding an apology and RM10mil in damages from former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas over allegations against him in the latter s memoir.
In a letter of demand (LOD) which was served through law firm Shafee & Co and sighted by The Star, it said that Thomas had published a book containing Chapter 42 - Altantuya where serious defamatory statements against Najib were made.
The letter, dated Tuesday (Feb 2), was signed by Najib s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
It claimed that in the chapter, Thomas had conveyed a message to his readers that irrespective of the decisions of the courts, Najib was somehow involved in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.