High Court fixes Sept 28, Oct 2 for former AG's RM10m defamation suit against Lim Kit Siang

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 17): The High Court has fixed the trial dates for former Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali's (pictured) RM10 million defamation suit against DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang.

Justice Azimah Omar today set Sept 28 and Oct 2, 2020, for the trial. Lawyer M Visvantahan appeared on behalf of Mohamed Apandi.

In July last year, Mohamed Apandi filed the defamation suit via his lawyers over an article which accused the former AG of aiding and abetting in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal.

He seeks RM10 million in general, aggravated and exemplary damages against Lim for causing the allegedly defamatory article to be published in news portal Malaysiakini.

Mohamed Apandi claimed that the article, titled Dangerous fallacy to think Malaysia's on the road to integrity, dated May 6, 2019, had deliberately or indirectly implied that he was involved in criminal activities, someone who is not ethical, immoral, incompetent and lacked responsibility, knowledge, expertise and other professional ethics to hold the post of AG at the material time.

Apart from this, Apandi claims Lim's remark also implied that he had abused or neglected his duties and responsibilities as the AG, and practised double standards in the execution of his duties and responsibilities, especially as AG at the material time and as an individual in general.

The former government chief legal adviser was appointed as AG in July 2015.

He was sacked from office after the Pakatan Harapan government was voted into power.

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