KUALA LUMPUR – The long-standing legal dispute between Indra Wijaya and Lee Zii Jia has reached an amicable resolution outside the courtroom.
The agreement was confirmed through correspondence exchanged between their respective legal representatives.
According to a statement released by Indra’s legal team at Messrs Wan Ahmad Ridzuan & Co, both parties have mutually agreed to settle their differences without resorting to litigation.
As agreed by both sides, the legal team outlined the following:
1. In relation to the claim filed Indra against LZJ Management, parties are pleased to inform that they have agreed to an amicable out of court resolution;
2. The parting of ways between LZJ Management and Indra was borne purely out of consideration by team LZJ on LZJ philosophies, methods of coaching and training;
3. The parting of ways between LZJ Management and Indra has no bearing on Indra’s method of coaching and performance under the contract of employment; and
4. Parties hope there would be no speculations or assumptions in relation to this matter and wish each other well in their respective professional careers.
Previously, Scoop reported that Indra, Zii Jia’s former badminton coach, had filed an appeal with the Industrial Relations Department in February last year, within 60 days from the time of termination, which was on November 26, asserting illegal termination.
Under the 1967 Industrial Relations Act, he was seeking compensation for the unjust termination of his contract, equivalent to 24 months’ salary.
Notably, his contract was originally signed for three years, until 2024. – February 15, 2024