Husam's bid to sue Utusan fails, ordered to pay RM45,000 costs


KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Husam Musa's bid to sue Utusan Melayu (M) Berhad and two others has failed, and the PAS vice-president has been ordered to pay RM45,000 in costs.

High Court Judge Datuk Su Geok Yiam made the decision in the defamation suit involving the publication of a report titled 'Husam Resign? Nik Aziz gave a five-day break to calm down', published on Nov 22, 2009, in Mingguan Malaysia, the Sunday edition of the Malay-language daily Utusan Malaysia.

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