Ex-principal's appeal against High Court decision which found him liable for defaming Husam dismissed


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Court of Appeal has affirmed a High Court's decision which found a former religious school principal in Kelantan liable for defaming former Parti Amanah Negara vice-president Datuk Husam Musa on Facebook.

A three-man panel comprising Datuk Suraya Othman, Datuk Indera Mohd Sofian Abd Razak and Datuk Lee Heng Cheong dismissed Masri Che Yusoff's appeal on liability with costs of RM15,000.

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