KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here ruled in favour of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his RM50mil defamation suit against Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd and its chief editor for publishing two articles on his comments to BBC during an interview on homosexuality laws.
Justice Datuk V T Singham ordered RM45,000 in costs to be paid by the defendants to Anwar. He also set Feb 15 for case management to assess the damages to be awarded.
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