SUNGAI PETANI: Lim Guan Eng is suing former senior minister Azmin Ali for claiming that the DAP chairman’s “lansi” (arrogant) style had scared off Chinese businesses.
GEORGE TOWN: The High Court today dismissed a defamation suit filed by DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng against MCA vice-president Datuk Tan Teik Cheng and The Star Media Group.
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Published on: Wednesday, May 26, 2021
By: Bernama
Kuala Lumpur: Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng
(pic) has won RM600,000 in damages in his defamation suit against blog writer Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin over a series of articles alleging corruption in the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project.
High Court Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mohd Arief Emran Arifin made the decision while deciding on the assessment of damages obtained by Lim in Wednesday’s proceedings online.
Counsel Simon Murali who represented Lim when contacted said the court ordered Raja Petra as the defendant to pay RM600,00 in general and aggravated damages as well as RM10,000 cost to Lim.