Selangor hauls 8 aides of ex-MB to court over severance payments
(TMI) – A former aide to Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and seven others are being sued after they failed to return RM2.7 million in severance payments made just before the former Selangor menteri besar left office last year.
Lawyer Shahir Razak, who is appearing for Selangor Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI), said legal action began after the defendants failed to meet his client’s demands.
“The suit was filed last month following instructions by my client after the defendants refused to return the money,” he told The Malaysian Insider.
He said MBI also wants the defendants to pay a further 5 % interest on the amount owed, other financial compensation and costs if the court ruled in their favour.
The suit was filed in the Shah Alam High Court on May 11 on grounds the defendants were not entitled to the compensation.
Topping the list of defendants is Faekah Husin, the former MBI chief executive officer, who is represented by Edmund Bon.
The others are Rohani Talib, Arfa’eza Abdul Aziz, Mustapha Mohd Talib, Rahimah Kamarudin, Dr Sulaiman Masri, Abdul Halim Mohamed Yusof and Tuan Nazuri Tuan Ismail.
