A Malaysian court has given judgment in a defamation case brought against bus conductor and former IGP Khalid and another for gross defamation of a Malay lady politician. This means, among other things, that arch criminal Najib’s continual defence of ex IGP Khalid shows that either he did not know that Khalid was a crook and a liar or, the actual case, that he knew that perfectly well and used him as one crook will use another.

Disgracefully Khalid had accused the successful plaintiff of what would amount to treasonable correspondence with enemies of the State. It would be hard to imagine a more damaging accusation against any Malaysian citizen and the Court may be thought lenient in only imposing damages of RM1 million.

In practice Khalid will no doubt expect arch thief Najib to stump up the damages and all the costs since it is clear beyond question that he was acting on Najib’s orders in an attempt to harm a leader of the political opposition. If Najib does it will be, as always, with public money that he has stolen while Prime Minster. Another charge to add to his very lengthy charge sheet after GE14.