Court rejects Papagomo's stay bid in Guan Eng, son's civil suit

In a recent ruling, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur dismissed Papagomo's application to stay the execution of a defamation judgment that ordered him to pay RM280,000 in damages to former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his son, Clint Lim. Judge Roslan Mat Nor dismissed the application, stating that the defendant failed to provide any special circumstances that warranted a stay pending the outcome of his appeal.

The court ruled that despite the defendant's claims of potential bankruptcy and the academic nature of his appeal, these reasons were insufficient to grant a stay. The defamation case arose from posts made by Papagomo on his Facebook page, where he claimed that Way Chau was detained in Singapore for bringing in RM2 million in undeclared cash.

The court ordered the defendant to pay RM280,000 in damages, RM200,000 in global damages, and RM30,000 in costs to Guan Eng, as well as RM80,000 in damages and RM10,000 in costs to Way Chau.

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