Apandi fails to get appeal leave over defamation suit against Kit Siang

Former attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali has failed to obtain Federal Court leave to proceed with an appeal in his 1MDB-linked defamation suit against DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang.

A three-person bench chaired by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat unanimously dismissed the appeal leave bid this morning.

Two years ago, the Kuala Lumpur High Court...