Withdraw criminal defamation charges against former business editor, says Dr M


PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad calls on the Attorney General to withdraw the criminal defamation charges against the former editor-in-chief of The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd.

The former prime minister said the aggrieved persons or companies should have sued Ahmad Azam Mohd Aris and the publication for defamation over the published news.

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