KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Ba’kelalan state assemblyman Baru Bian today failed in his bid to strike out a lawsuit filed by PKR seeking RM10 million in damages for allegedly breaching the terms of a bond after leaving the party following his victory in the 14th General Election (GE14) in 2018.

High Court judge Roslan Mat Nor dismissed the application by Baru, 68, to strike out the suit and challenge the jurisdiction of the High Court of Malaya to hear and decide PKR’s claim against him.

The court ordered the former Selangau Member of Parliament to pay RM4,000 in costs to PKR.

In his application, Baru said he signed the bond in Kuching on April 25, 2018, and that his involvement with PKR was confined to Sarawak.