Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is prepared to face Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in court over claims that he had slandered the former prime minister.
Anwar's lawyer, Alliff Benjamin Suhaimi, in a reply to Dr Mahathir's demands, said that they are ready to answer any allegations in court, if Dr Mahathir wants to continue with the legal proceedings.
This was in response to the letter of demand dated April 17 that was issued by Dr Mahathir's lawyers.
Earlier, Dr Mahathir reminded Anwar that Monday, April 17, was the last day for the latter to apologise and withdraw claims that he had enriched his family during his time at the helm of the nation.
Should Anwar fail to do so, the former prime minister said he would initiate legal action against the former.
Last month, Anwar had claimed that Dr Mahathir's family members had become rich while he had been prime minister for 22 years under Barisan Nasional.
Dr Mahathir had then issued a letter of demand for Anwar to retract his statement and apologise.
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