KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has obtained an interim injunction from the Alor Setar High Court to prevent Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from issuing, repeating and publishing defamatory statements against him on social media, websites and any other platforms.
Lawyer Datuk S.N. Nair, representing the prime minister, said Judge Mahazan Mat Taib allowed the ex-parte (one-sided) application filed by the Pakatan Harapan chairman yesterday.
"The injunction was issued to prevent the defendant (Muhammad Sanusi), his staff or agents from repeating or publishing similar statements that portray the plaintiff (Anwar) either directly or indirectly in any of the defendant's social media channels, websites and any other platforms.
"The defendant is required to comply with this ex-parte injunction immediately after the delivery of this order to the defendant," said Nair when contacted today.
Anwar, 75, applied for an injunction in his lawsuit against Muhammad Sanusi over the Menteri Besar's alleged defamatory statements which were uttered during an election campaign 'Jelajah PN Best Tambun" last year.
Nair said Anwar applied for the injunction after Muhammad Sanusi repeated similar defamatory utterances and statements which allegedly insinuated that the PKR president was "immoral" in two ceramahs (political talks) recently, which were at the Jelajah PN Best Negeri Sembilan in Nilai last March 18 and Jelajah Selangor Baharu-Selayang in Selayang, Selangor, last July 11.
According to him, the injunction order was served to Muhammad Sanusi's lawyer at 12.30 pm today.
He said Muhammad Sanusi had been given a stern warning to comply with the terms of the interim injunction order and would be subject to legal action if he failed to do so.
Anwar, 75, filed the suit against Muhammad Sanusi, 48, on Dec 13 last year over the Kedah Menteri Besar's speech during an election campaign in Negeri Sembilan accusing the Pakatan Harapan chairman of immoral behaviour.
Anwar in his statement of claim stated that the slanderous statements meant that he had obtained a royal pardon through fraud and remained unforgiven and had deceived the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
He said it also meant that he is a liar, untrustworthy, unethical and betrayed the people's mandate and that the statements were made with malicious intent aimed at inciting the public and creating personal hatred towards him and PH during the campaign period for the 15th General Election (GE15) which was held on Nov 19 last year.
Muhammad Sanusi, in his defence statement, said that he had no malicious intent and did not slander Anwar, but merely criticising him.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Mon Jul 31 2023
The injunction was issued to prevent Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from issuing, repeating and publishing defamatory statements against PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on any platforms. - BERNAMA/Filepic
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