31 Jul 2024
1. ) Haris bin Embong 2. ) Arisprop Holdings Sdn Bhd Rafidah binti Ibrahim
- Citation
- WA-23CY-64-11/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-23CY-64-11/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The court found Hantaran 2 to be defamatory of both plaintiffs, identifiable and published, and not protected as fair comment because the statements were factual allegations (not opinion) and the defendant admitted they were factual; Hantaran 1, while capable of a defamatory meaning, did not identify P1 to the ordinary reasonable reader at the time of publication and so did not succeed against P1; accordingly plaintiffs succeeded on Hantaran 2 and were awarded damages (RM100,000 to P1 and RM150,000 to P2) with interest and an injunction; the defendant's counterclaim failed for lack of contemp…