00:00Tan Sri Shahrir Samad's malicious prosecution suit against former A.G. Tommy Thomas,
00:05former M.A.C.C. Chief Commissioner Lethifa Koya, and two others, took a new turn in court on Monday.
00:11The High Court adjourned proceedings in the civil suit to allow room for settlement talks.
00:16Judge Gan Tekyong, granted the adjournment after Shahrir's counsel, Datuk Firoz Hussain Ahmad Jamaluddin,
00:23told the court his client and the defendants were discussing a possible resolution.
00:27Counsel for Thomas and Senior Federal Counsel, representing the other defendants,
00:33confirmed settlement discussions were underway and did not object to the adjournment.
00:37The case has been pushed to September 9th for an update.
00:41Shahrir, who had been due to continue his testimony, filed the suit in December 2023
00:46against Thomas, Lethifa, the M.A.C.C. and the Government of Malaysia, alleging malicious prosecution.
00:53The case stems from a 1 million ringgit cheque the former Johor Bahru MP received from then Prime Minister Datuk
01:01Seri Najib Razak
01:02for rehabilitation works on the Puri Lankasuka housing project in Larkin.
01:07Thomas, who served as Attorney General from June 2018 to February 2020,
01:12has denied the allegations against him, including abuse of power, calling them indefensible.
01:18He noted he resigned in February 2020, while Shahrir's criminal trial only began in July 2022.
01:26Shahrir was acquitted in January 2023 of failing to declare the 1 million ringgit to the Inland Revenue Board.
01:33The parties are due back in court this Wednesday.
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