Appeals court cuts MP’s defamation damages from RM2mil to RM75,000

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Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah says the award was 'excessive' and not in line with trends in defamation cases.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/09/29/appeals-court-cuts-mps-defamation-damages-from-rm2mil-to-rm75000  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/09/29/ganti-rugi-fitnah-ahli-parlimen-dikurangkan-rm75000-daripada-rm2-juta  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #LipLimEng #JessyLai #Monspace

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00:00The Court of Appeal today reduced Kepung MP Lim Lip Eng's defamation damages from RM2 million to RM75,000

00:08while upholding his liability in the suit filed by businesswoman Jessie Lai.

00:14Lai, founder of e-commerce firm Monspace Sundan Berhad, sued Lim in 2019 for accusing her and her company

00:22of running an illegal business and cheating Chinese investors.

00:25In 2023, the High Court ruled in her favour and awarded RM2 million in damages, but the

00:32appellate court found the award excessive and not in line with trends in defamation cases.

00:38The panel ordered Lim to pay RM50,000 to Lai, RM25,000 to Monspace, stating that Lim's

00:46remarks were based on assumptions and showed bad faith and recklessness since he did not

00:51verify his claims.

00:52The court was chaired by Justice Colin Lawrence Sequeira, with Justices Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim

00:59and Faiza Jamaluddin also on the panel.

01:02Panyujo, FMT.

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