Kuala Lumpur: Sued by former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, the federal government today in its bid to quash the suit over a task force that was formed to investigate statements the latter made in his book My Story: Justice in the Wilderness.
Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, the High Court judge presiding over the case in Shah Alam, Selangor, said he would be seeking directions from the managing judge of the High Court in Kuala Lumpur for Thomas’s originating summons to be transferred to a different civil court.“In view of my ruling, I am not prepared to strike out this suit, however I am directing that this OS be converted into a civil suit for the matter to be heard and disposed of in a full trial.
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On October 8, 2021, then prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob set up an eight-member task force as a fact-finding body to undertake an in-depth review and analysis of the entire book on whether statements in Thomas's book were seditious, had exposed government secrets, or revealed any abuse of power or professional negligence on his part.
On October 13 last year, the Ismail Sabri government declassified the task force report, which made several recommendations, including that Thomas be investigated for possible offences.
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