Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Md Yunos has withdrawn his application to call two former inspectors-general of police namely Hanif Omar and Abdul Rahim Noor to testify in his defence over former Bersih chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah's defamation suit against him.
Jamal's lawyer Mohamed Fauzi Abd Samad informed Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Justice Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab of the application's withdrawal today.
Durin the case's last hearing, Jamal's lawyers applied to call additional witnesses to testify in his defence despite not identifying these as the two former IGPs.
Lawyer Laatheefa Koya appeared for Maria. Today had initially been fixed for hearing of Jamal's application to subpoena Hanif and Rahim.
Following the withdrawal of the application, the continuation of the trial has been fixed on May 24.
Jamal himself has yet to testify in his defence while other witnesses called by him include former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Maria filed the suit against Jamal for accusing the Bersih electoral watchdog formerly led by Maria of being infiltrated by Islamic State elements. -Mkini
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