This after the Federal Court grants Lim Lip Eng leave to appeal in a suit filed against him by MCA.
The Federal Court will hear and determine a legal question on whether political parties could file defamation suits against individuals.
Justice Azahar granted leave for Lim to appeal against the Court of Appeal and High Court decisions, saying that there were merits for the court to hear his appeal on the legal question. Ong claimed that Lim's remarks had seriously injured MCA’s reputation, adding that the party was seeking RM100 million in general and exemplary damages.On Feb 27, 2018, the High Court rejected Lim’s application to strike out the suit and he lost his appeal at the Court of Appeal, which was dismissed on grounds that there were issues to be tried before the High Court.
He, however, said they can be sued or sue for other civil actions, adding that the position of political parties was similar to that of the government under the Government Proceedings Act 1956.
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