Ex-IGP Hanif apologises to Kit Siang to settle defamation suit

Former inspector-general of police (IGP) Mohammed Hanif Omar has apologised in open court to settle a defamation suit against him by DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang.

Malay daily Sinar Harian has also agreed today to publish a written apology to Lim in relation to carrying Hanif’s statements in two articles published in September 2018.

The Iskandar Puteri MP filed the defamation suit on Oct 19, 2018, against Hanif over...