Charles Santiago apologises to Zakir Naik for defamatory statements


KUALA LUMPUR: Former Klang MP Charles Santiago has apologised to preacher Dr Zakir Naik for defaming the latter in a 'ceramah' four years ago.

Santiago made the apology here on Monday after the High Court here found that he had defamed the preacher in his statement entitled 'Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)' at a public talk on Nov 25, 2019.

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