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Najib to file defamation suit against ex-AG Tommy Thomas, publisher, says lawyer - superadmin - 02-06-2021 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 ― Datuk Seri Najib Razak will file a legal action against former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas over an allegedly defamatory statement  in his recently-published book, My Story: Justice in the Wilderness,  which implicates him to the murder of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu. The matter was confirmed by the former prime minister's counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah when contacted by Bernama. “Yes, we are suing him. Yesterday, Thomas had replied to our letter of demand (LOD)...he said that he did not defame our client. “The publisher, namely, GB Gerakbudaya Enterprise Sdn Bhd has not replied to our LOD. We are going to file defamation suit against both Thomas and the publisher as soon as possible,” said Muhammad Shafee. - More -