Mahathir sues Malaysian PM Anwar for $44.6 million over ‘slanderous’ claims

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Dr Mahathir said Mr Anwar's claims have marred his image as a statesman and former PM. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad has filed a RM150 million defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Anwar IbrahimIn the lawsuit filed at the Shah Alam High Court on Wednesday, Tun Mahathir is seeking RM50 million in general damages and RM100 million in exemplary damages over Datuk Seri Anwar’s remarks which he allegedly made nearly two months ago at his Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s congress.

“All my children are successful in their businesses without any interference from me or any form of abuse of power from me when I was the prime minister. Between his stints as deputy prime minister in the 1990s and as official prime minister-in-waiting in 2018, Mr Anwarfor sodomy and corruption – charges that he said were politically motivated.

 

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