Appeals Court dismisses Apandi Ali's appeal in defamation suit
Bernama
November 2, 2023 11:30 MYT
November 2, 2023 11:30 MYT
Former Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali today failed in his appeal to set aside the decision of a High Court's dismissal of his RM10 million defamation lawsuit against Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang. Filepic by Astro AWANI
PUTRAJAYA: Former Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali today failed in his appeal to set aside the decision of a High Court's dismissal of his RM10 million defamation lawsuit against Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang.
A three-member bench comprising Court of Appeal judges Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, Datuk M.Gunalan and Datuk Azmi Ariffin, in an unanimous decision dismissed Mohamed Apandi's appeal after ruling that there is no merit to this appeal.
"The decision of the High Court is affirmed and the appellant (Mohamed Apandi) has to pay costs of RM100,000 to the respondent (Lim)," Justice Hadhariah said.
On May 23, last year, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur dismissed Mohamed Apandi's suit against the DAP veteran and the former AG subsequently filed the appeal to the Court of Appeal on May 24 last year.
Mohamed Apandi sued Lim for allegedly defaming him in an article on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.