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00:06 Former Health Minister Khairi Jamaluddin is satisfied after UMNO Supreme Council member
00:11 Datuk Lokman Nor Adam agreed to apologise and pay undisclosed compensation.
00:17 The agreement was reached on Monday at the Kuala Lumpur High Court,
00:20 following a lawsuit Khairi filed against Lokman for making defamatory statements
00:25 about the COVID-19 vaccine issue two years ago.
00:28 I would like to thank the judge for his forgiveness and for agreeing to pay the compensation.
00:43 Khairi was present in court while Lokman was absent and represented only by his lawyer.
00:49 During the proceedings, Lokman agreed to delete seven posts from his Facebook and YouTube pages,
00:55 refrain from publishing the defamatory statements and issue apologies in both Malay and English on these platforms.
01:03 The 48-year-old Khairi, who is also former Rambau MP, had initiated the legal action in his personal capacity,
01:10 alleging that Lokman defamed him through two videos and posts on January 6.
01:16 He argued that this falsely portrayed him as lying about his vaccination status and deceiving the public,
01:22 thereby damaging his reputation and integrity.
01:26 The video was recorded on January 6, 2020.
01:30 The video was recorded on January 6, 2020.
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