Jamal Yunos seeks to summon IGP, Dr Mahathir in defamation suit


  • Nation
  • Monday, 09 Oct 2017

epa05615418 United Malays National Organization (UMNO) Sungai Besar Division leader also Red Shirt leader Jamal Md Yunos (C) gestures front of Malaysia Online Portal Malaysiakini office at Petaling Jaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 03 November 2016. According to Yunos, they were outside the offices to protest against donations allegedly made by foreign sources to the online news portal - and they are demanding the closure of the website. EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL

KUALA LUMPUR: Red Shirts leader Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos (pic) is seeking to summon the Inspector-General of Police, his predecessor and former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to testify in a defamation suit.

This was in relation to activist Maria Chin Abdullah's suit against the Sungai Besar Umno division chief for linking Bersih 2.0 to the Islamic State (IS) terror group.

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