KUALA LUMPUR: The Johor Baru High Court has granted leave to initiate a contempt of court proceedings against a medical doctor who has been ordered to pay RM200,000 in damages in a defamation suit filed by a doula.
Judicial Commissioner Evrol Mariette Peters made the decision after hearing the ex-parte application by Masyitah Md Hassan, who is a pregnancy and birthing assistant or better known as a doula, via Skype yesterday. The court also granted RM5,000 in costs.
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