When asked by Muhammad Shafee whether he had sued two individuals, namely Najib and Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, Dzulkefly confirmed this, but said the matter involving Asyraf Wajdi had been settled. The minister also clarified that he had not initiated any legal action against newspapers for reporting similar issues. Muhammad Farhan further put to the plaintiff that when Najib published the post, he was essentially doing the same — merely expressing concerns over political appointments, cronyism and nepotism. Dzulkefly filed the suit in January 2022, alleging that Najib published a defamatory Facebook post about him on Aug 24, 2020. He further alleged the statement was published with the intent to humiliate him and was politically motivated to tarnish his reputation.

Source: The Edge Markets April 08, 2026 11:03 UTC