PUTRAJAYA: Sungai Besar Umno chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos has failed in his final bid to obtain leave to appeal against the decision which held him liable for defaming former Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah.
The Federal Court’s three-member panel chaired by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat dismissed Jamal's application, saying that the apex court are not with Jamal’s counsel V. Mugunthan’s argument for leave to appeal to be heard on its merits.
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