Zaid Ibrahim has mounted a defamation suit against Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah over her allegation of misconduct related to Najib Abdul Razak’s appeal in the RM42 million SRC International corruption case.

The former de facto law minister and two other senior partners of law firm Zaid Ibrahim Suflan TH Liew & Partners (Zist), filed the civil action at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 30.

Previously, through a letter of demand on Aug 26, Zaid (above) and his partners demanded...