Ex-Hulu Selangor MP loses defamation appeal over FB post on school
Court of Appeal says the Facebook post implied dishonesty but did not accuse June Leow of it.
Former Hulu Selangor MP June Leow's appeal to overturn a High Court ruling dismissing her defamation suit has been denied. The Court of Appeal bench ruled that Leow did not plead the lesser form of defamation and dismissed the suit accordingly. The impugned words, according to the judge, suggested dishonesty but did not directly refer to the plaintiff, Leow.
Instead, the post accused her of inaction, which the bench deemed as incompetence. Leow, who served as MP for Hulu Selangor from 2018 to 2022, was ordered to pay RM50,000 in costs to the respondent, M Ravi.
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