The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has directed Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin to file her statement of defence against PKR’s suit over her defection from the political party.
High Court Deputy Registrar Norhatini Abd Hamid issued this directive, among others, during case management of the legal action this morning.
The plaintiff’s counsel, Chiew Choon Man, confirmed the court direction when contacted by Malaysiakini this afternoon.
“Pursuant to the case management this morning, Deputy Registrar Norhatini gave the directions... among them for the statement of defence to be filed by Dec 31, 2020,” he said.
Chiew said that the court also directed for the plaintiff’s reply to the statement of defence to be filed by Jan 15, 2021, and that any interlocutory application that parties may wish to file must be done so by Jan 29 next year.
He said that the court also fixed Feb 4 next year for case management of the matter.
Chiew also said that the plaintiff managed to serve the suit’s cause papers on Zuraida on Dec 1 this year.
He confirmed that the defendant’s legal representatives, Messrs Zharif Nizamuddin, filed the Memorandum of Appearance on Dec 11.
On Oct 2, PKR filed the RM10 million lawsuit against its former vice-president, Zuraida, for defecting from the party.
The Writ of Summons listed PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail as acting on behalf of the party in the legal action.
Zuraida, along with 11 other MPs led by former PKR deputy president Azmin Ali, left the party in February to support Bersatu, Umno-BN and GPS in forming Perikatan Nasional.
Following this, several assemblypersons in various states aligned to Azmin also quit PKR.
Before being fielded in the 2018 general election, all PKR lawmakers had signed a pledge agreeing to a fine RM10 million each if they defected from the party after being elected as an assemblyperson or MP. - Mkini
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