Former top cop Musa says sorry to ex-CID chief, suit withdrawn

By Jennifer Gomez, The Malaysian Insider

Former Commercial Crimes Investigation Department chief Datuk Ramli Yusoff (pic) withdrew his suit against former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan after the latter tendered an apology in chambers today.

Shah Alam High Court judge Dr Prasad Sandosham Abraham ordered Musa to pay RM10,000 in costs to Ramli.

According to Ramli’s lawyer Harvinderjit Singh, the case was initially fixed for pre-trial today.

“The plaintiff has withdrawn the suit,” said Harvinderjit, without elaborating further.

In the statement of claim filed earlier this year, Ramli alleged that Musa tarnished his reputation publicly with statements made at a news conference last year.

On December 10, 2012, Musa suggested that unnamed political figures were backing Ramli in the war of words between the two.

According to Musa, Ramli had been given the platform to criticise him  while painting a positive image of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).

“It seems like he’s the white knight, saviour of PDRM … while I’m the black knight who is destroying PDRM,” Musa had said at a press conference held by anti-crime organisation MyWatch, whose patron was Musa.

Musa was represented today by lawyers Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman and Sharuddin Ali.

Both he and Ramli smiled when they emerged from chambers, but did not reveal the terms of the settlement.

A source indicated, however, that Musa had apologised to Ramli in the judge’s chambers.