Federal Court rules political parties cannot sue individuals for defamation


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Federal Court has ruled on Thursday (March 4) that political parties cannot sue individuals for defamation.

Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf, who chaired a seven-member bench, said the court had answered in the negative to a legal question posed by Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng to strike out a defamation lawsuit filed against him by MCA,

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