Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has apologised to a former adviser to Najib Abdul Razak, resulting in a settlement of the defamation suit between the two.

Syed Saddiq read his apology to Habibul Rahman Kadir Shah before Sessions Court judge Norakhmar Mohd Sani today over defamatory statements made during a press conference at the Seri Pacific Hotel on Oct 2, 2017.

“At the press conference, I referred to threats made against me and my family ahead of the 14th general election, and I stressed that those threats were real.

“However, after receiving additional information, I now realise that...