High Court sets Dec 14 to hear Najib and Tengku Adnan's application to strike lawsuit

The High Court here today set Dec 14 for the hearing of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Barisan Nasional (BN) Secretary-General Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor's application to strike the lawsuit filed by PKR over allegations of overspending in the 13th general election campaign.

High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab made the decision in chambers in the presence of the counsel involved.

Last August 12, PKR filed a lawsuit against Najib for allegedly overspending in the 13th general election campaign and for violating the election laws.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is currently undergoing a five-year imprisonment for sodomy; Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar; Batu Member of Parliament Tian Chua; former PKR Secretary-General Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Gerakan Harapan Baru member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. Besides Najib and Tengku Adnan, they also named 1Malaysia Development Berhad and Election Commission as defendants.