Lim Guan Eng wins appeals to reinstate award for damages for defamation by Perkasa 26 Feb 2021 / 13:20 H. Bernama
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 26: The Federal Court has reinstated the High Court’s decision ordering Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) and its president Datuk Ibrahim Ali to pay RM150,000 in damages to former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (pix) for defamation.
In a 2-1 majority decision, the three-member bench led by Federal Court judge Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan allowed Lim’s appeal to set aside the Court of Appeal’s decision which overturned the High Court’s ruling.
Justice Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal, who delivered the court’s judgment, held that a public officer, whether he is suing in his official or personal capacity, is not prohibited from bringing an action for damages for defamation.
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PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has reinstated the High Court's decision ordering Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) and its president Datuk Ibrahim Ali to pay RM150,000 in damages to former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for defamation
(pic) for defamation.
In a 2-1 majority decision, the three-member bench led by Federal Court judge Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan allowed Lim s appeal to set aside the Court of Appeal s decision which had overturned the High Court s ruling.
Justice Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal, who delivered the court s judgment, held that a public officer, whether he is suing in his official or personal capacity, is not prohibited from bringing an action for damages for defamation.
Justice Nallini concurred with Justice Harmindar while Justice Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli dissented.
The court awarded RM50,000 in costs to Lim, who is DAP secretary-general and former finance minister.
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The woman was found lying motionless with stab wounds at a void deck. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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A 35-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in Jurong East had purportedly hurt her with a penknife in November last year.
Zheng Xianfeng, a Chinese national, was facing two charges, including for last year s alleged offence, before he was charged yesterday with murdering Ms Tham Mee Yoke.
Ms Tham, 34, was found lying motionless with multiple stab wounds at the void deck of Block 308 Jurong East Street 32 by the police, after they were alerted on Tuesday at 11.55pm.