Wan Azri gagal gantung bayar RM280,000 kepada Guan Eng, anak

On May 14, 2020, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur found Wan Azri Wan Deris guilty of libeling Lim Guan Eng and his son on Facebook. The court dismissed the claimant's request for the blogger to pay RM280,000 in damages to former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng and his son. Judge Roslan Mat Nor refused to grant the request, stating that he did not see any special circumstances warranting an order for payment.

The defendant claimed he would succeed in his pursuit and that filing the appeal would be academic if the monetary amount was paid. He then warned that he would face bankruptcy proceedings if the plaintiff pursued the damages further. These arguments were not sufficient for the court to justify the order to pay, it said. The court also ordered Wan Azri to pay the costs of RM5,000.

On May 14, 2020, the High Court found Wan Azri liable for libeling Lim Guan Eng's family on Facebook, dated March 14, 2020. In the said notice, he claimed that Clint Lim had been detained while trying to smuggle RM2 million to Singapore, and Guan Eng went there to rescue him. Wan Azri was directed to pay compensation of RM200,000 to Guan Eng and RM80,000 to his son, along with costs of RM30,000 and RM10,000 each.

Solicitor Simon Murali represented the Lim family, while Norfazilah Jaafar represented Wan Azri. Simon subsequently told reporters that they had not filed any appeal against the damages against Azri.