Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has filed an RM220 million defamation suit against Malaysiakini over coverage of his corruption trial.<br /><br />The lawsuit, filed on March 24, cited 22 articles published by Malaysiakini, including four Bernama articles, as well as readers comments.<br /><br />Zahid is currently on trial for 12 charges of CBT, eight charges of corruption and 27 charges of money laundering.<br /><br />The suit named Malaysiakini, editor-in-chief Steven Gan and a journalist as defendants.
