Azmin seeks to strike out suit by 10 Gombak voters

International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali today filed an application to strike out a suit filed by 10 Gombak voters against him for alleged deceit and breach of fiduciary duty as the MP of the parliamentary constituency.

Azmin filed the application through the legal firm of Messrs Zharif Nizamuddinon on grounds that the suit did not disclose the reasonable cause of action, and instead it was defamatory, frivolous, vexatious or led to an abuse of the court process as well as ultra vires of the Federal Constitution.

The application was made on the grounds...