KUALA LUMPUR: A Finn has filed a RM22mil defamation suit against five newspapers and six others for allegedly portraying him as a prime suspect in the murder of Noritta Samsudin last December.
Mikko Kauko Johannes Jarva, 29, named The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, its subsidiary New Straits Times Sdn Bhd and former group chief editor Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad; The Malay Mail and its editor Ahiruddin Atan; Berita Harian Sdn Bhd and its editor Hishamuddin Aun; Harian Metro and its editor Mohd Zian Johari; and Utusan Melayu Berhad and its editor Datuk Mohd Khalid Mohd, as defendants.