00:00 Kedah Menteri Besar, Sanusi Noor has claimed that the remarks he made during a Perikatan
00:06 National Election Charama in Jitra Kedah on August 2nd were merely a war of words he had
00:11 engaged in with his Slangor counterpart, Amiruddin Shari.
00:15 In a defense statement filed in response to a suit initiated by Amiruddin, Sanusi further
00:20 contended that he was merely addressing defamatory remarks made by the Slangor Menteri Besar
00:25 against him.
00:27 Sanusi said that in the lead-up to the six-state elections in August, Amiruddin had made several
00:32 disparaging comments about him.
00:34 Sanusi said he was compelled to respond by raising governance-related issues regarding
00:38 Amiruddin's administration, referring to statements he made regarding the Slangor Maritime Gateway
00:43 Project.
00:45 On August 30th, Amiruddin filed a lawsuit after Sanusi allegedly said the Slangor Menteri
00:50 Besar had abused his powers by colluding with tycoon Vincent Tan to cause the transfer of
00:55 a 600-acre plot of land worth R10 billion to Bajayaland.
01:00 Sanusi also claimed that the Slangor government incurred a R180 million loss as a result.
01:06 The High Court has fixed October 24th for case management.
01:10 Amirah Huda, FMT News.
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