Teresa Kok, Akmal fail to reach defamation suit settlement, trial set for Feb 12


MELAKA: The defamation suit filed by Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok against Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh will proceed to trial after mediation efforts failed to result in an amicable settlement.

Lawyer Datuk Sankara Nair, representing Kok, said both parties were unable to reach an out-of-court settlement during the mediation session conducted before Deputy Registrar Suzana Mokhtar at the Melaka Court Mediation Centre here on Monday (Jan 12).

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