SHAH ALAM: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said he will leave the legal process to take place following the RM60 million class-action lawsuit against the government on the Covid-19 vaccinations after effects.

"As a country that practices the rule of law, I want this matter to be brought to justice through our legal process.

"All citizens have the right to take (legal) action against anyone if they have a case, to seek redress through our legal system," he said at a press conference.

Earlier, he officiated the 10th International Conference on Traditional and Complementary Medicine.

His response came after eight Malaysians filed a RM60 million class-action lawsuit against the government and the World Health Organisation (WHO), alleging that Covid-19 vaccinations caused deaths and severe health complications.

The eight, represented by Messrs Mohamad Zainuddin & Co., filed the suit naming Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, former prime ministers Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, Pfizer Malaysia, and Sinovac Biotech Ltd among the 25 defendants.

Other defendants named in the suit included Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad and his predecessors namely Khairy Jamaluddin and Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba; as well as Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail as well as his predecessor Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

The plaintiffs claimed that WHO and its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the fraudulent and unscientific Covid-19 Pandemic on March 11, 2020 and subsequently approved and recommended member countries worldwide, including Malaysia, to implement Movement Control Orders (MCOs).

-NST-