Ex-Umno member Khairuddin wins lawsuit over 1MDB-linked detention

Khairuddin Abu Hassan, who lodged multiple police reports over 1MDB in 2015, was awarded RM300,000 in damages over his 62-day detention by Malaysian authorities.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning allowed the wrongful detention civil action by the ally of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad and ordered the government...