Lim demands RM20 million in damages from Raja Petra
14 Apr 2021 / 15:49 H.
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (pix) is demanding general damages of RM20 million in his suit against blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin over a series of articles on the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project.
Lim, 61, the plaintiff said, a total of 20 articles have been published in both English and Malay by the Malaysia Today portal, belonging to Raja Petra property since February 2019.
“I am demanding RM1 million in damages for each article. The series of articles have been shared by internet users and they have still not been removed by the defendant (Raja Petra),“ he said in his testimony in the hearing to assess the quantum of damages, before High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mohd Arief Emran Arifin today.