PETALING JAYA: The Court of Appeal has ordered DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng to pay RM250,000 in damages for defaming former Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim five years ago.
In a unanimous decision, Justice Azizah Nawawi, who chaired a three-member panel hearing the appeal, said Lim was not entitled to rely on the defence of justification, fair comment or even qualified privilege, reported The Edge.The panel, which included Justices Mariana Yahya and Azimah Omar, also ordered Lim to pay costs of RM70,000.
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