Papagomo fails to halt RM280,000 payment to Guan Eng, son

In May, a Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that controversial blogger Wan Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo, was liable for defaming Lim Guan Eng and his son in a Facebook post. The court denied Papagomo's request to suspend the payment of a RM280,000 judgment to the Lims. Justice Roslan Mat Nor dismissed Papagomo's application for a stay, stating he did not provide any special circumstances that would justify a stay order.

Papagomo claimed he would win his appeal and that paying the judgment now would lead to his bankruptcy. However, the court did not find these reasons sufficient to grant a stay. The court also ordered Papagomo to pay RM5,000 in costs. In the defamatory post, Papagomo alleged that Lim Guan Eng and his son rescued a man attempting to smuggle RM2 million into Singapore.

He was ordered to pay RM200,000 in damages to Lim and RM80,000 to his son, with additional costs of RM30,000 and RM10,000 respectively. Papagomo's legal representative, Simon Murali, informed reporters that his client had not filed any applications to enforce the judgment sum against him.