PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur High Court today rejected Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s(pix) application for an interim injunction against former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, The Malaysian Insight reports.
According to lawyers Mior Nor Haidir and Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, who are representing the Pejuang chairman, judge Datuk Rozana Ali Yusof made the decision during online proceedings today.
The injunction application is part of Zahid’s defamatory action against the Langkawi MP over claims that the Bagan Datuk MP had sought help to get corruption charges against him dropped.
The court also ordered Zahid to pay RM5,000 in cost to Dr Mahathir.