PAS treasurer Razman Zakaria said today that it is too costly to pursue its defamation suit against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, and the party does not want to burden its members further.

Razman said this in relation to the party's decision to opt for an out-of-court settlement in its defamation suit at the London High Court of Justice over an article claiming that PAS received RM90 million from BN.

"We took into consideration that the libel was meant for the general election, and they have succeeded (in winning the general election)...