LFL: Using cops against PM's critics a 'slippery slope'

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been urged to use civil courts instead of the police to deal with defamation.

In a statement today, Lawyers for Liberty director Zaid Malek said the prime minister does not have a special status in law and cannot call on the police to defend his reputation.

"It is unacceptable for the new government, which promised reform, to immediately call for police action../.