Pro-Palestine group BDS Malaysia claims being sued by McDonald's for defamation

A protestor holding a Palestine flag in a recent demonstration outside the US embassy in KL.

PETALING JAYA: Pro-Palestine group - Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS Malaysia) - is claiming that it is facing legal action from McDonald’s Malaysia.

The group said that Gerbang Alaf Restaurants Sdn Bhd, the licensee of the global fast-food chain McDonald’s in Malaysia, had issued a writ of summons to the group in November.