Ahmad Zahid's injunction bid against Dr M in defamation suit dismissed


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here Tuesday (July 5) dismissed Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s application to prevent the re-publication and dissemination of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's statements which was alleged to have defamed the former deputy prime minister.

Lawyer, Shahrul Fazli Kamarulzaman, representing Ahmad Zahid, when contacted, said Judge Rozana Ali Yusoff the application by the Umno president to obtain an interim injunction on the grounds that the issues raised by the plaintiff and defendant needed to be decided through a trial.

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