Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) deputy president Mukhriz Mahathir told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today that Tengku Sarifuddin Tengku Ahmad had made false and defamatory statements after he continuously raised the 1MDB issue while he was the Kedah menteri besar.

Mukhriz, 52, testified that the statements issued by Tengku Sarifuddin as Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's press secretary between April and May last year had tarnished his reputation as a Bersatu leader.

"It painted a picture as if I was crazy for power, willing to be involved in a despicable campaign to become a PM, seen as an incapable politician who only rode on my father's popularity and depended on his guidance," he said...