Khairuddin awarded RM300k in damages over 1MDB-linked detention
- 2 years ago
Khairuddin Abu Hassan, who lodged multiple police reports over 1MDB in 2015, was awarded RM300,000 in damages over his 62-day detention by the authorities.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning allowed the wrongful detention civil action by the ally of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad and also ordered the government to pay RM50,000 in costs.
In 2015 during the BN administration under Najib Abdul Razak, Khairuddin had made numerous reports in the country and overseas over the losses suffered by 1MDB.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning allowed the wrongful detention civil action by the ally of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad and also ordered the government to pay RM50,000 in costs.
In 2015 during the BN administration under Najib Abdul Razak, Khairuddin had made numerous reports in the country and overseas over the losses suffered by 1MDB.