Deepak's name was mentioned because of a picture, Azmin told court


KUALA LUMPUR: Former international trade and industry minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali told the High Court that he mentioned Deepak Jaikishan's name in his speech because of the businessman's photo with another minister on a plane.

Mohamed Azmin, who was testifying at the High Court on Friday (May 17) in a defamation lawsuit against him by egg importer company J&E Advance Tech Sdn Bhd (J&E), said that the photo was of Deepak together with the Agriculture and Food Security Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, on a flight to India.

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