Court rejects FB user’s bid to stay RM300,000 defamation payout to Perlis mufti
High Court, however, allows Nawawi Abdul Razak to postpone his apology to Asri Zainul Abidin pending the outcome of his appeal.
A Facebook user's request to halt the payment of RM300,000 in defamation damages to Perlis mufti Asri Zainul Abidin was rejected by the High Court. The court also denied Nawawi Abdul Razak's application to delay the payment of RM50,000 in costs. The defendant, however, was permitted to postpone his apology to Asri until the appeal outcome at the Court of Appeal.
Asri's legal team criticized the defendant's financial constraints argument, stating it did not amount to sufficient reason for a stay. Asri accused Nawawi of publishing four defamatory statements in July, alleging ties between the mufti and a controversial group, GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd.
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