PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak said today he will file a defamation suit against outgoing prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin over a claim that there were those who had wanted Muhyiddin to intervene in court matters and free them of criminal charges.
Najib said he also plans to similarly sue Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan. “My lawyer will also apply for action to be taken against Muhyiddin and Wan Saiful for contempt of court,” he said in a Facebook post.
Muhyiddin had alleged earlier this month that he was under pressure from “certain parties” to intervene in the matters of the court in order to set several individuals free from criminal charges.
He said that these individuals were uneasy over his strict stand in refusing to entertain their demands.
Separately, Wan Saiful alleged that Najib had asked the then prime minister to remove the judges presiding over his SRC International Sdn Bhd corruption appeal hearing, a charge which Najib later denied.
Najib and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi are among those who have been taken to court on corruption charges.
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