Khairy goes to court to unmask writer of allegedly defamatory article
Former health minister wants MYNIC Bhd to disclose the registered owner of focusmalaysia.my, which published an article about his political suitability under a pseudonym.
Former Malaysian health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has filed a civil lawsuit against MYNIC Bhd, alleging that an anonymous online news portal defamed him. According to the New Straits Times, Khairy is seeking the identity and contact details of the article's author and the registered owner of the focusmalaysia.my domain. The article, published on March 10 under the pseudonym "pemerhati rasuah" (corruption observer), was titled "10 Reasons Why KJ Isn’t PM Material, Malaysians Must Carefully Examine His Past Track Record."
Khairy's lawyers had sent a letter of demand to Focus Malaysia Sdn Bhd on March 13, but the company denied any ownership of the website, claiming it had divested its business around 2018. MYNIC responded by confirming they hold the ownership records but objected to disclosing correspondence between the domain registrant and the accredited registrar, arguing that such materials were irrelevant to the defamation proceedings.
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