DAP national chairperson Lim Guan Eng has turned to the civil court to compel Bersatu leader Azmin Ali to apologise over alleged defamatory remarks.

The former finance minister filed a defamation suit at the Sungai Petani High Court in April this year over the former international trade and industry minister’s 15th general election (GE15) campaign speech at Lunas, Kedah, on Nov 12 last year.

According to a copy of the statement of claim, Bagan MP Lim alleged that...