Court orders Zuraida to pay RM10mil for breaching PKR bond

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KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here ordered former PKR vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin to pay RM10 million in damages for breaching a party bond she signed six years ago.

Justice Akhtar Tahir ruled that the party succeeded in proving its claim against Zuraida.

PKR, through its secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, had filed a suit in 2020 against Zuraida, claiming that she had breached the contractual bond by joining Bersatu following the Sheraton Move in late February 2020.

The party said it was invoking Section 71 of the Contracts Act to establish its right to recover compensation from the benefits Zuraida enjoyed as Ampang MP as well as a minister.

In her defence, Zuraida claimed that the bond was “unconstitutional”, adding that PKR cannot execute the terms under the agreement as it breaches one’s freedom of association under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution.

Source: SThe party said it was invoking Section 71 of the Contracts Act to establish its right to recover compensation from the benefits Zuraida enjoyed as Ampang MP as well as a minister.

In her defence, Zuraida claimed that the bond was “unconstitutional”, adding that PKR cannot execute the terms under the agreement as it breaches one’s freedom of association under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution.G

Source: FMT