Muhyiddin demands apology, RM10mil compensation from Puad Zarkashi


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has sent a letter of demand to Umno supreme council member Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi demanding a public apology and a compensation of RM10mil for allegedly defaming him through a Facebook post last week.

In the letter of demand dated Tuesday (Feb 16), issued by Muhyiddin’s law firm Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership, the Prime Minister, among others, demanded Mohd Puad to unequivocally remove his post on Feb 9 relating to quarantine matters from his Facebook page under the name "Dr Puad Zarkashi”.

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