PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ruled that Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (pic) cannot sue the media for defamation in his official capacity.
A three-man bench chaired by Justice Rohana Yusuf allowed the appeals by Perkasa and two mainstream media over Lim's suit in relation to a Perkasa statement which he claimed implied that he was a "Singapore agent".
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