Court sets Sept 11 to 14 to hear Dr M's defamation suit against Zahid


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court on Tuesday (Feb 28) fixed four days starting Sept 1 to hear Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s suit against Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over alleged defamatory statements regarding the ‘kutty’ issue.

Lawyer Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi representing Dr Mahathir said Judge Rozana Ali Yusoff set Sept 11 to 14 for the trial and fixed July 14 for case management before the hearing.

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