The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today set three days, from Jan 5 next year, to hear a defamation suit filed by Mohamad Salleh Ismail against Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution over the purchase of condominium units.

Justice Hue Siew Kheng fixed the date in chambers in the presence of lawyers Jeffrey John, representing Mohamad Salleh, and Azura Adnan, who appeared for Nurul Izzah and Saifuddin.

The case was fixed for case management today.

The suit will go for full trial following the failure of both parties to settle the case through a mediation process last Friday.

On Dec 24 2013, Mohamad Salleh, who is executive chairperson of National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFC), and the company filed a suit claiming that Nurul Izzah had made a statement regarding the exposure by PKR director of strategy Mohd Rafizi Ramli which alleged he (Mohamad Salleh) had bought eight condominium units at KL Eco City with public funds allocated to NFC.

Nurul Izzah’s statement was aired by Malaysiakini TV on March 7, 2012.  

In his statement of claim, Mohamad Salleh stated that the statement implied that he and his family had misappropriated NFC funds to buy the condominiums for their personal use and not for the company.

- Bernama