P Waytha Moorthy sues Ibrahim Ali over slur

P Waytha Moorthy is suing Parti Putra Perkasa Negara (Putra) president Ibrahim Ali over the latter’s alleged labelling of the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department as a “p**”.

Waytha Moorthy, whose portfolio is National Unity and Social Wellbeing, had filed the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim, through law firm Messrs Karthig Shan, at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Registry on March 14.

According to a copy of the Statement of Claim sighted by Malaysiakini today, Ibrahim was alleged to have uttered the slur during Perkasa’s annual general assembly at Kuala Lumpur on Dec 2, last year...