00:00 The Court of Appeal has directed DAP Chairman Lim Guan Eng to pay RM250,000 in damages for
00:08 defaming former Bali MP Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim five years ago.
00:14 Justice Azizah Nawawi, who chaired a three-member panel hearing the appeal, said Lim could not
00:19 rely on the defence of justification, fair comment, or qualified privilege.
00:25 The panel, which included Justices Mariana Yahya and Azimah Omar, also ordered Lim to
00:31 pay costs of RM70,000.
00:34 In March 2018, Aziz sued Lim for issuing defamatory remarks made during a press conference at
00:41 the Penang Chief Minister's Office and a Chinese New Year open house event on February 28.
00:47 On both occasions, Lim had linked Aziz to a payment of RM3 million as consultation fees
00:53 from the developer of the undersea tunnel project.
00:57 Jason Desmond, FMT News.
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