Court rejects Rewcastle-Brown’s bid to appeal defamation ruling

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has dismissed a leave application to appeal by Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown (pic) and two others in their bid to set aside a Court of Appeal’s decision that found them liable for defaming Sultanah Nur Zahirah of Terengganu in her book.

A three-judge panel, chaired by Justice P. Nallini, unanimously ruled that the application by Rewcastle-Brown, Gerakbudaya Enterprise publisher Chong Ton Sin and printer Vinlin Press Sdn Bhd had failed to meet the threshold of novelty or public importance.