Najib will withdraw his case against Pua – BorneoPost Online | Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants to withdraw his lawsuit against Damansara MP, Tony Pua Kiam Wee, about a video clip relating to the tabling of the Shariah bill Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) or RUU355.

Lawyer Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun, representing Najib, said that Pua, represented by Tan Chong Leong's lawyer, however, opposed the Najib's request to withdraw the trial on the ground that Pua had obtained Mohd Hafarizam told the press that the High Court Judge, Datuk Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab, had set 26 July as the possibility that the defendant (Pua) could To oppose Najib's request to withdraw Najib's application. [traduction]

"Najib wants to withdraw the lawsuit, but the defendant opposes the withdrawal request, so can the defendant prevent our withdrawal or not?", He said jokingly adding that & ### Such a situation had never occurred before.

Pua appealed the decision of the Najib Court of Appeal. Berhad (1MDB) and the judicial opinion were questioned as they concerned the public interest and could affect other cases of assignment.

On February 14, the Court of Appeal dismissed Pua's appeal against an Interim Interlocution Order obtained by Najib against him (Pua) on the video clip that the former Premier claimed defamatory.

According to the three-man court of the Court, investigations were conducted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Royal Malaysia Police. The Negara Bank and the Attorney General's Chambers and the results that were disclosed to the public by the Attorney General and the MACC allowed Najib to launder any criminal offense.

On April 21, 2017, Najib sued Pua on a personal basis, alleging that Pua had made defamatory statements against him in the live video relating to the tabling of a private member's bill aimed at amend the RUU355

. The clip uploaded by Pua or his agents on the defendant's official Facebook site, lasting two minutes and 21 seconds, titled "BN Govt abandons all bills to give precedence to RUU's private bill355 Could be freely consulted on the Internet.

Najib also testified that the live video contained words that specifically referred to him and meant that he was abusing his power by ordering the Dewan Rakyat Speaker to give way to MP Marang to propose his private bill and put aside other bills. . – Bernama