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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Tycoon Tan Sri Halim Saad has filed a civil lawsuit against former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and former minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, seeking compensation for the financial losses he suffered in relation to the government’s takeover of United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) Bhd.
In the civil lawsuit filed on August 2 at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Halim sued the two men as well as the Malaysian government.
In a public statement today, Halim claimed that the instructions given by Dr Mahathir and Nor Mohamed in the past in relation to UEM had resulted in his constitutional rights being breached.
“The collective and concerted actions of the defendants resulted in my loss of control of Renong which also meant the indirect loss of control of UEM and its highly valuable assets including but not limited to Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan (Plus), Elite Expressway, Laluan Kedua Malaysia (Linkedua), Intria Bina Sdn Bhd, Ho Hup Construction Sdn Bhd, Pharmaniaga Berhad and Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd amongst others.