According to the news portal, the High Court has set February 15 for case management.
In his statement of claim, Azam named Lalitha as the author of two articles titled “Business Ties Among MACC Leadership: How Deep Does It Go? ” and “Business Ties Among MACC Leadership: How Deep Does It Go? ” that were published by the Asia-based Independent News Service on October 26 and republished on December 15 last year.
Azam claimed that the articles are sensational, scandalous and offensive and were written and republished with malicious intent to give a bad perception to the readers that the plaintiff was a corrupt civil servant or one who has abused his position as a senior MACC official for his or his sibling’s interests.