Dr Mahathir was testifying in a defamation lawsuit he initiated against DPM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
KUALA LUMPUR - His age may be approaching the century mark, but Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad still showed sharpness and stamina as he testified for hours at the High Court in a hearing for a defamation lawsuit.
Dr Mahathir, however, changed to a serious tone when answering questions on the impugned statement by Datuk Seri Zahid. On July 20, 2023, Dr Mahathir filed the lawsuit against Mr Zahid, 70, as the sole defendant, for allegedly issuing defamatory statements.In his statement of claim, Dr Mahathir claimed that Mr Zahid had issued the defamatory statement against him during an Umno division meeting in Kelana Jaya on July 30, 2017.
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