KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 -- Sapura Resources Bhd and its subsidiaries have reportedly filed a civil suit against former managing director Datuk Shahriman Shamsuddin, alleging breaches of fiduciary, statutory and contractual duties, as well as conspiracy to injure the companies.

The Edge reported yesterday that the legal action, initiated at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, also names Syed Haroon Omar Alshatrie, Syed Muhammad Hasan Alsagoff, and Explorer Group Sdn Bhd as defendants.

This follows an internal investigation involving Shahriman, completed in March, which prompted Sapura Resources to file a police report and a complaint with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) over possible breaches of the Companies Act 2016, including co...