Court to decide on Khairy’s appeal on Feb 7


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Feb 7 for decision in an appeal by Khairy Jamaluddin (pic) relating to a defamation suit filed by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over a statement the minister had made at a political rally 14 years ago.

A three-man panel, chaired by Justice Lee Swee Seng, set the date after hearing submissions from both parties in online proceedings via Zoom here yesterday.

The other judges who sat on the bench were Justices Darryl Goon Siew Chye and Ghazali Cha.

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