GEORGE TOWN: Jeff Ooi's defamation suit against Gerakan deputy secretary-general Dr Thor Teong Gee for calling the former "stupid and recalcitrant" in a press conference four years ago was dismissed with costs by a High Court here.
Judicial Commissioner Nurmala Salim said the plaintiff, Jelutong MP Ooi, had failed to state the alleged defamatory words in the original language, which was in Mandarin, in his statement of claim.
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