MUHYIDDIN Yassin filed his defence statement at the Kuala Lumpur High Court two days ago over a defamation suit filed against him by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

The suit was over an allegation that Anwar received a salary of RM15 million when he was Selangor economic adviser.

Lawyer S.N. Nair, representing Anwar, said his client had been ordered to reply to the defence statement by February 16.

The court also set February 23 for the next case management, he said after the online case management before assistant registrar Nur Shasha Hidayah Nor Azahar today.

Anwar was also represented by lawyers Jaden Phoon Wai Ken and Wong Guo Jin, while lawyer Chetan Lachman Jethwani represented Muhyiddin.

In the suit, Anwar, 75, claimed that last December 5, Muhyiddin, who is Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman, made slanderous remarks against him in a speech during the “Grand Finale Perikatan Nasional Padang Serai” in Taman Selasih, Kulim, which was attended by large crowd.

Anwar is seeking, among others, general, aggravated and exemplary damages, as well as an injunction to prevent Muhyiddin from continuing to publish or distribute similar defamatory statements. – Bernama, January 19, 2023.