High Court orders RPK to pay Guan Eng RM600,000 in damages for defamation


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 25 May 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has awarded RM600,000 in damages to former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, who obtained a judgment in default (JID) against blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin over articles alleging corruption in an undersea tunnel project by the state government.

Lawyer Simon Murali, who represented Lim, said Judicial Commissioner Mohd Arief Emran Arifin awarded the amount in general and aggravated damages during an online proceeding on Tuesday (May 25).

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