Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin’s bid to strike out PKR’s suit against her will come up for court hearing on July 26.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court fixed the hearing date for the former PKR vice-president’s application to strike out the suit linked to her leaving the opposition party.
Zuraida’s counsel Nizamuddin Abdul Hamid today confirmed that the striking-out application will come up for court hearing on July 26.
“Yes, (the striking-out application will be heard on) July 26 (Monday),” the lawyer told Malaysiakini this afternoon.
Previously, it was reported that Zuraida sought to strike out PKR’s suit due to the legal action being allegedly part of a campaign of vengeance against her for leaving the party.
The Bersatu member claimed that PKR's suit against her amounted to an abuse of court process, thus should be struck out.
The Ampang MP also claimed that the lawsuit is not only baseless and unreasonable but that it would not succeed if subjected to a full court hearing because it violates her fundamental right to association per the Federal Constitution.
On Oct 2 last year, PKR filed the RM10 million lawsuit against Zuraida for defecting from the party.
The writ of summons listed PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution 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 last year 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 of RM10 million each if they defected from the party after being elected as an assemblyperson or MP.
Later on Dec 30 last year through the filing of her statement of defence, Zuraida contended that the RM10 million bond that PKR members signed prior to contesting in 14th general election (GE14) is invalid as the Federal Constitution safeguards the rights to join or leave political parties. - Mkini
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