In defamation cases, the claimant may ask for a huge sum, but it is up to the judge to decide on the amount to be paid out.
ONE party sues another on the basis that it has been defamed. Millions of ringgit are claimed and sometimes in tens and hundreds. The party sued does not turn up and the party that has sued obtains default judgment. Is it so simple to get millions of ringgit just because the other party is absent, asks a reader?
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