“I have instructed my lawyers not to accept Annuar’s apology and to insist on compensation for defaming me,” said the former Iskandar Puteri MP in a press statement today.

Two days ago, Lim threatened to sue Annuar for linking him to the May 13 incident during a PAS ceramah in Kelantan. In response, Annuar urged him to expedite the defamation suit against him.

Malaysiakini reported that Annuar cited a “book” which he claimed contained a compilation of Lim’s speeches.

“It includes one while the killings were taking place in Kampung Baru. Lim was giving a speech in Kota Kinabalu, still fanning the flames for Bumiputera and non-Bumiputera issues,” he was quoted as saying at the ceramah.

However, Lim said on Friday there was no such book, and that it was a “figment of Annuar’s imagination”.

Yesterday, Annuar stood by his claim against the DAP veteran, and challenged him to expedite the suit, saying he had “chosen the wrong man to sue”.