00:00Dr. Mahathir Mohamed's defamation trial against Ahmed Zahid Hamidi has been postponed
00:07to October 29th due to Mahathir's admission to the National Heart Institute for a lung
00:12infection.
00:13Mahathir's lawyer, Mior Nurhaider Sohaimi, informed the court that his client will be
00:18on medical leave until October 25th.
00:22Since Monday, Mahathir had been on the witness stand, undergoing cross-examination by Zahid's
00:27lawyer, Shahrukh Fazli Qamaruzman.
00:31The trial, originally scheduled for this week, has been rescheduled with additional hearing
00:35dates set for late October and three days in December.
00:39Mahathir's son, Mukriz, will be the second witness for the plaintiff.
00:44Mahathir is suing Zahid for the alleged use of the name Quti, which the former prime minister
00:48said was intended as a derogatory reference to imply that he was not born a Malay or Muslim.
00:55Dhanesh Rajareza, FMT News.
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