Court throws out MP’s suit against Khalid, KiniTV and NST

UPDATED 5.40PM | Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman failed in his defamation suit against Shah Alam MP Khalid Abdul Samad, video portal KiniTV and English daily New Straits Times (NST).

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon dismissed his lawsuit linked to a series of press conferences regarding a 2016 incident where Tajuddin allegedly referred to Seputeh MP Teresa Kok in Parliament as the only woman with “Kok”, and Khalid purportedly responding by calling him “sial”.

On Feb 22, 2017, then deputy agriculture and agro-based minister Tajuddin (above) filed the suit...