Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim is applying to amend his statement of claim in a suit against Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed and the government for allegedly implying that he had misused his position in

his personal capacity and public office.   

His lawyer, K Muralidharan told reporters that the amendment was to add the name of an MACC officer who recorded the interview, which allegedly contained defamatory statements against Abdul Khalid, and uploaded it on the MACC website and YouTube .  

Muralidharan said High Court Judge Hue Siew Kheng set May 21 to hear the application after meeting the parties in chambers during case management today.  

Senior federal counsel Zureen Elina Mohd Dom acted for Abu Kassim and the government.  

Abdul Khalid, in his statement of claim filed on Dec 24 last year, said that the defendants had on April 4 last year interviewed one Airos Shahidin Manaf and then uploaded the interview on the MACC’s official web portal and YouTube .

He claimed that the interview was later downloaded, transcribed, printed and published in the local and foreign newspapers.   

Abdul Khalid contended that the words in the article had implied that he was guilty of corrupt practice, untrustworthy and not fit to be a politician.

He further said that the defendants had failed to verify the truth of the allegations, adding that the article lowered his dignity as Bandar Tun Razak member of parliament and Port Klang state assemblyperson.

He is seeking compensatory and/or general damages as well as aggravated and exemplary damages from Abu Kassim and the government.  

- Bernama