Court of Appeal overturns RM50,000 defamation award to Guan Eng

Court of Appeal overturns RM50,000 defamation award to Guan Eng

Lim Guan Eng sued former housing and local government minister Zuraida Kamaruddin and MalaysiaNow’s publisher and editor for defamation over a report alleging that he had twice rejected a housing project for former plantation workers in Bestari Jaya.PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today overturned a High Court ruling that former housing and local government minister Zuraida Kamaruddin and two others pay RM50,000 in damages to DAP adviser Lim Guan…

Court of Appeal Overturns High Court Defamation Ruling Involving Zuraida, MalaysiaNow and Lim Guan Eng

The Court of Appeal unanimously overturns a High Court order requiring Zuraida Kamaruddin, Rahman Koya and MNow Media to pay RM50,000 in damages to Lim Guan Eng for defamation

Appeals court finds no defamation, orders Guan Eng to pay RM30,000 costs after losing suit against ex-minister, MalaysiaNow

A three-member bench of the Court of Appeal overturns an earlier High Court decision to award RM50,000 in damages to the DAP leader.