KUALA LUMPUR: The hearing of Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan’s (pix) suit against former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar, former Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali and six other individuals over the detention and charges against him under Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), has been set for four days from June 1.
High Court Judicial Commissioner Quay Chew Soon set the date in his chambers in the presence of counsel Irzan Iswat Mohd Nor, representing Khairuddin as the plaintiff, and senior federal counsel Mohd Ashraf Abd Hamid for the eight individuals involved as defendants.
Irzan Iswat told reporters that the plaintiff would be presenting six witnesses while the defendants would be calling four witnesses.
“The court also ordered both parties to file their witness statements on April 30 apart from fixing May 4 for further case management,” he said after today’s case management.
Khairuddin had filed a suit against ASP Wan Aeidil Wan Abdullah and ASP C. Muniandy who were investigation officers of Bukit Aman Classified Crime Investigation Unit; Dang Wangi police headquarters deputy chief Supt Habibi Majinji and Khalid was named as the first to the fourth defendants.
Also named as the fifth to eighth defendants were deputy public prosecutor Datuk Masri Mohd Daud, senior federal counsel Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud, Mohamed Apandi and the government of Malaysia.
In the suit filed on May 2018, Khairuddin alleged he was detained by the authorities on Sept 18, 2015 under Section 124C of the Penal Code.
On Sept 23 last year, after being released, the plaintiff was rearrested under Sosma and was under detention before being charged at the magistrate’s court here under Section 124L of the same act on allegations of attempting to sabotage the country’s banking and financial services.
In all, the plaintiff was detained for 60 days at Sungai Buloh Prison.
However on May 12, 2017, the court was told that the prosecution would not be continuing the prosecution and Khairuddin was discharged and acquitted of the charges.
The plaintiff alleged the action of all defendants in detaining and charging him in court was conducted with malicious intent and violated his right to freedom under the Federal Constitution.
Khairuddin claimed his reputation and image as a politician was tarnished and as such the plaintiff is seeking general damages of RM5.23 million, exemplary damages of RM2.6 million and aggravated damages of RM1 million as well as unspecified damages, costs and other relief deemed appropriate. - Bernama
