Young farmer sued by state assemblyman for defamation

Seeking help: Ng (second from right) speaking to the farmers at the Shah Alam court.

SHAH ALAM: A young man who spoke up on farmers’ problems in his village has been hauled to court by their assemblyman A. Sivanesan.

Poh Wai Sheng, 23, a farmer himself, was named the first of four defendants in a defamation suit filed by Sivanesan, also the Sungkai assemblyman and Perak state executive councillor.