KUALA LUMPUR: Red Shirts leader Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos (pic) has been ordered by the High Court to pay RM300,000 in damages to former Bersih 2.0 chief Maria Chin Abdullah for defamation.
Justice Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab granted the damages in a suit brought by Maria against Jamal for linking Bersih, also known as the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections, with the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
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