Anwar told to file reply to Pendang MP’s defence statement in defamation suit


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has instructed Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) to file in his reply to the defence statement by Pendang MP Datuk Awang Solahuddin Hashim in a defamation suit over the latter's remarks on the littoral combat ship (LCS) controversy.

Anwar was ordered to file his reply by May 30 during a case management before deputy registrar Aisyaf Falina Abdullah here on Monday (May 15).

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