Former AG Apandi loses defamation suit against Kit Siang


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here dismissed on Monday (May 23) a RM10mil suit filed by former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali (pic) against DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang for allegedly defaming him in an article on the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.

Judge Datuk Azimah Omar ruled that Lim succeeded in justifying his qualified privileges when making those statements as the 1MDB scandal involves criminality, illegalities, social and economic repercussions to the nation's economy as well as the morality of the nation's top leaders and agencies.

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