Former solicitor-general III lodges police report against Tommy Thomas, alleges defamation in book


KUALA LUMPUR: A police report has been lodged against former attorney general Tommy Thomas for alleged defamation over his recently released book "My Story: Justice in the Wilderness".

Datuk Mohamad Hanafiah Zakaria (pic), who was the former solicitor-general III, claimed that an excerpt from Thomas's book had tarnished his image as a Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) who has served for 33 years.

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