December 2021, March 2022 hearings for Zakir Naik's defamation suits against Ramasamy


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court has set Dec 20 to 22,2021 and March 14 to 17,2022 to hear two defamation suits filed by Dr Zakir Naik against Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy.

The two suits filed separately in October and December 2019 are on the allegation that Ramasamy issued defamatory statements involving the independent preacher, besides linking Dr Zakir to the issue regarding the now-defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

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