GEORGE TOWN: Kepala Batas member of Parliament Dr Siti Mastura Mohamad and three senior DAP leaders are mediating over defamation suits they filed against the Pas leader.
The DAP trio, party stalwart Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang, chairman Lim Guan Eng, and vice-chairman Teresa Kok sued Siti Mastura last year over claims she made on
Kok's lawyer, SN Nair, said the George Town High Court advised all parties to resolve their dispute through mediation even though a six-day trial has been scheduled for September.
Kit Siang and Guan Eng filed suits against Mastura over her claims that they were related to former Communist Party of Malaya leader, Chin Peng and former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
She also claimed that Kok was a cousin of Guan Eng's wife Betty Chew.
Mastura allegedly made the claim during a speech in Terengganu on Nov 4.
She has said she sourced the facts from a book Barisan Nasional's communications department purportedly published as part of its campaign material for the 15th general election.
Previously, Guan Eng said BN deputy chairman Mohamad Hasan told him he was unaware of the purported book.