00:00Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has settled in full the judgment sum of RM1.4 million,
00:07inclusive of costs, obtained by Lim Guan Ying against him in connection with a defamation suit
00:13over Yayasan Al-Bukhari's tax-exam status. Lim's lawyer, Kwok Ngik Siong, said the Pago MP paid
00:19the balance of RM1 million into his firm's client's account yesterday, ahead of the January 27 deadline.
00:27The first transfer of RM400,000 was paid last December. Muhyiddin obtained a conditional stay
00:33of the judgment from Justice Rosmawa Rozain on December 16, provided he makes the payments within
00:39the two months. The Bersatu president has filed an appeal to the Court of Appeal against both
00:45liability and quantum. On November 8, the High Court ruled in Lim's favour for RM1.35 million
00:52in damages and RM50,000 in costs, after ruling that Muhyiddin had defamed the former finance
00:58minister in statements published on Facebook in March last year. The statements claimed that Lim
01:05had instructed to cancel Yayasan Al-Bukhari's tax-exam status, caused the Inland Revenue Board
01:11to revoke the foundation's tax-exam status, as LHDN was under his purview at the time, and imposed
01:18a tax on the foundation. Rosmawa said the three statements made by Muhyiddin implied that Lim
01:24had abused his power against Muslims. Hanyu Jo, FMT News.
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