Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) deputy president Mukhriz Mahathir filed an application to cite Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for contempt with the Kuala Lumpur High Court today.

This is in relation to Najib's statement on July 7 which claimed that Mukhriz's father and Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad is seeking to safeguard his legacy with the hope of making his son (Mukhriz) prime minister.

A similar claim had also resulted in Mukhriz previously filing a suit against Najib's aide Tengku Sarifuddin Tengku Ahmad.

Mukhriz's lawyer, Haniff Khatri Abdulla told Justice Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim that the application had been filed following Najib's failure to heed Mukhriz's demand for an apology via a letter sent to the Prime Minister's Office on Monday...