KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has stressed that he had no malicious intent and did not slander Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has stressed that he had no malicious intent and did not slander Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim when speaking during the ‘Muhammad Sanusi, 48, in his statement of defence in response to the prime minister’s defamation suit said he was merely criticising Anwar during the 15th General Election campaigning.
On January 11, the Alor Setar High Court ordered the Kedah chief minister to file a statement of defence in response to the defamation suit by February 13. Muhammad Sanusi also asserted that he was only carrying out his responsibilities and freedom of expression provided under the Federal Constitution, not unlike the plaintiff who criticised and made accusations against opposing parties during the election campaign.
Meanwhile, replying to the defence statement on March 13, Anwar stressed that the defendant’s right to freedom of expression is not absolute and subject to various restrictions adding that political talks are included in the provisions under the Defamation Act 1957.
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