PM threatens legal action against Pua
Published on: Saturday, November 22, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has issued a letter of demand to Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua over the DAP lawmaker's "defamatory" remarks against him on November 3 about the state-owned 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), which caused him "tremendous stress and embarrassment".In a letter signed by Najib's lawyer, Datuk Mohd Hafarizam Harun, Pua was told to publish a retraction and apology within 14 days in two national newspapers, or face legal action for his speech recorded in the November 3 video: "Tony Pua: Najib is creating the biggest scandal ever in the history of Malaysia".The DAP national publicity chief was also told to remove the video from the Internet, stop further defamatory statements, and pay Najib for the damages over his remarks.
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Najib's lawyers said Pua's statements in the video "mean and were understood to mean" that Najib was an incompetent Prime Minister and leader of Barisan Nasional; creating the biggest scandal in the history of Malaysia; was a cruel, harsh autocratic not open to criticism; and was tyrannical and oppressive.The letter also said Pua had said in the video that Najib was incompetent in managing the country, had conspired against the nation; was corrupt; had robbed and misused the people's monies; and abused his power as a political and party leader."Our client's instructions are that the above defamatory statements and such similar statements amount to a very serious slander and/or libel against our client and have caused him tremendous stress and embarrassment," read the letter.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Pua said his lawyer, Gobind Singh, was looking into the matter and would respond accordingly.
