PM seeks to strike out suit over emergency advice

Hidir Reduan Abdul RashidPublished: Feb 17, 2021 10:39 AM | Updated: Feb 17, 2021 11:08 AM

Muhyiddin Yassin and the government have moved to strike out a legal challenge over the prime minister’s advice for the present emergency.

The reason cited was that the lawsuit by Khairuddin Abu Hassan, a stalwart of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, was allegedly frivolous, vexatious, and an abuse of the court process.

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