KUALA LUMPUR: Former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been awarded RM2.5mil in damages in a defamation lawsuit he filed against Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi, also known as Ustaz Abu Syafiq, over social media posts related to the Covid-19 vaccine made three years ago.
High Court Judge Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan also awarded RM50,000 in costs to the former Rembau Member of Parliament.
