Court allows Siti Kasim's bid to add AG in lawsuit over transgender dinner

The attorney-general (AG) and four others have been added to a lawyer's lawsuit over her alleged wrongful arrest during a 2016 Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) raid on a private transgender event in Kuala Lumpur.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court yesterday allowed outspoken activist Siti Zabedah Kasim’s application to include the five new defendants in her civil action, following no objections raised by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).

Besides the AG (who is not named), the other newly added defendants are three deputy public prosecutors (DPPs) and an investigating officer (IO)...