Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak filed in court that his Facebook posting on the issue of cronyism was not referring to former health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad.

Najib made this contention in his statement of defence against a defamation suit by the Amanah lawmaker.

The former Umno president’s line of defence is similar to that of Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, who is also being sued by Dzulkefly over similar online posts related to cronyism.