TV3 ordered to pay RM1.1mil to Anwar for defamation


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has ordered TV3 to pay RM1.1mil to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) for linking him as one of the masterminds of the Lahad Datu intrusion that happened in Sabah five years ago.

Justice Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim made the ruling after allowing Anwar’s suit against TV3 for disparaging him in its Buletin Utama based on an article published by Utusan Melayu under the heading “Tiga Kumpulan Menjadi Dalang” dated March 2, 2013.

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