Zaharudin serves Sim legal notice, threatens RM1.5mil defamation suit

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Sungai Buloh PAS chief Zaharudin Muhammad gives DAP’s Steven Sim seven days to retract his allegedly defamatory remarks and apologise or face legal action.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/07/04/zaharudin-serves-sim-legal-notice-threatens-rm1-5mil-defamation-suit  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/07/04/zaharudin-dakwa-difitnah-keluar-surat-tuntutan-kepada-steven-sim  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ZaharudinMuhammad #StevenSim #PAS #DAP

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00:00Sungai Buloh past chief Zaharuddin Muhammad has served a letter of demand on Stephen Sim

00:07following criticism by the DAP deputy secretary-general over a Facebook post

00:12related to the promotion of a Chinese officer in the armed forces.

00:17In the letter dated July 3rd, issued by legal firm Normaidin & Co.,

00:22Zaharuddin demanded that Sim retract his allegedly defamatory remarks and issue a public apology.

00:28If Sim fails to comply, Zaharuddin said the DAP leader would be sued for RM1.5 million.

00:34Last Thursday, Sim said he was ready to go to court to defend his criticism of Zaharuddin.

00:41In a Facebook post, Zaharuddin speculated that Malaysia could see its first Prime Minister of Chinese descent in the next 30 to 40 years.

00:50Zaharuddin, the son-in-law of past President Abdul Hadi Awang,

00:55also uploaded a screenshot of a news report about Johnny Lim's promotion,

01:00which he said was only for illustrative purposes.

01:04Sim had called for Zaharuddin to be investigated and accused him of fanning racial sentiments.

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