Prime minister and Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim is bringing Perak PAS chief Razman Zakaria to court over false claims that he was bent on promoting the LGBT agenda, communism, and will allow same-sex marriage in Malaysia, reported FMT.
Accused Anwar of promoting ‘LGBT agenda’
In the lawsuit filed by Anwar at the Taiping High Court, he claimed that Razman had allegedly made the accusations in a speech during a walkabout at the Tebuk Pancur night market on Nov 6.
The same speech was later shared to Razman’s Facebook page, where it received over 94,000 views and close to 500 shares.
The lawsuit also demanded that Razman appear in court, where he has 14 days to do so.
Reputation damaged by false claims
Additionally, Anwar said that Razman’s remarks had damaged his reputation as PKR president, Harapan chairperson, Tambun MP, and Malaysia’s 10th prime minister.
Malaysiakini reported that Anwar alleged he was exposed to severe mental distress, anxiety, and shame as a result of the false statements.
Along with the lawsuit, a letter of demand was filed as well, where it seeks a public apology, RM5 million in damages and a written assurance from Razman that he won’t repeat the allegations again.
Watch the speech here:
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