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Najib mulling contempt action against Thomas over memoir

Published on 16 Feb 2021 6:08:42 PM

Datuk Seri Najib Razak is considering a contempt action against former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas over the latter's tell-all book.

The former prime minister's lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the press outside the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on Tuesday that a contempt application would most probably be filed this week.

On Feb 2, Najib had earlier sent Thomas a letter of demand (LOD) demanding an apology and RM10mil in damages over allegations against him contained in the book entitled "My Story: Justice in the Wilderness".

Thomas had responded to the LOD and denied defaming Najib.

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