Kit Siang says wrote 1MDB-related article to express own opinion

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Sued for libel by ex-AG, Kit Siang says wrote 1MDB-related article to express own opinion

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang told the High Court here today that the article he wrote about the 1Malaysia

Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal was his own opinion and his caution to the government of the day at that time in resting its laurels in combating the menace of corruption.

Lim said the article was written in 2019, consistent with his duty as a responsible Member of Parliament (MP) in raising and highlighting issues not just of real concern to the general public but also in ensuring good governance in accordance with the rule of law by the government of the day.

The Iskandar Puteri MP further said that he knew about the 1MDB scandal as a result of the massive media coverage locally and abroad about notorious events taking place surrounding the 1MDB scandal and these events were reflected in media reports.

“At the material time, the plaintiff (Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali) took office as the Attorney-General (AG) after the summary removal of his predecessor, Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail. At the time of his removal, as reported, Abdul Gani was in his capacity as public prosecutor preparing to prefer charges against the former prime minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak in relation to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a company connected to 1MDB.

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KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang told the High Court here today that he never lodged a police report against former Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

Lim said this when cross-examined by Mohamed Apandi’s lawyer M. Visvanathan on the fifth day of the trial of Mohamed Apandi’s defamation suit against Lim over an article on the 1MDB scandal before Judge Datuk Azimah Omar.

When it was suggested that Lim did not lodge a police report because he knew that Mohamed Apandi did not aid and abet in the 1MDB scandal, Lim said he did not agree.

Visvanathan: I put it to you that you are not brave enough, not bold enough to lodge a police report at the material time that the AG at that time had aided and abetted in 1MDB scandal?


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