PSM’s Dr Jeyakumar sued for defamation over farmers’ eviction issue

KUALA LUMPUR: The Perak State Development Corporation (PKNP) has filed a lawsuit against Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) chairman Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj for defamation.

It was over a statement he allegedly made at a press conference regarding the eviction of a group of farmers from an agricultural area in Kanthan, Ipoh last year.