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PUTRAJAYA: PKR has turned to the Federal Court to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision that reduced the payment owed by former vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin (pic) from RM10mil to RM100,000 over the breach of a party bond.
PKR’s lawyer Navpreet Singh said the party submitted an application for leave to appeal on Jan 8, and the notice of motion had been served to Zuraida’s solicitors.
He said PKR is seeking to reinstate the original sum of RM10mil.
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"A case management is scheduled on Feb 10,” he said Friday (Jan 17), adding that PKR has proposed 12 questions of law.
On Dec 11, the appellate court three-member bench led by Judge Datuk See Mee Chun upheld the High Court’s ruling that Zuraida had breached the bond but reduced the quantum payment from RM10mil to RM100,000.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court had ordered Zuraida, the former Ampang MP, to pay the RM10mil on June 23, 2023 after ruling in favour of PKR in its lawsuit against her.
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Justice Datuk Akhtar Tahir found the bond to be a valid and binding contract.
In 2020, PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, on behalf of the party, initiated the suit claiming Zuraida breached the bond she had signed.
The terms of the bond, among others required Zuraida to pay PKR RM10mil within seven days of winning an election on the PKR ticket, should she resign from the party, join another political party, or become an independent representative.
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In her defence, Zuraida contended that she was forced to sign the bond with the party to be able to stand for election as a candidate in the 14th General Election (GE14) in 2018.
Zuraida, together with 10 other PKR MPs, announced her resignation from the party without resigning from her elected post of Ampang MP on Feb 24, 2020. – Bernama