PAS info chief sues blogger over Rohingya Facebook post
Lawyers representing Ahmad Fadhli Shaari filed the suit against Salim Iskandar earlier this month.
PETALING JAYA: PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari is taking legal action against political blogger Salim Iskandar for defamation over a Facebook post that accused him of being a Rohingya. Fadhli’s legal team, Nazrul Nazir & Co, filed the lawsuit on November 2nd. According to the lawyers, Salim’s post from June 7 not only alleged that Fadhli was a Rohingya, but also suggested he was among the "foreigners" who now controlled the Dewan Rakyat.
"Our client says such claims are untrue and misleading, and they tarnished his reputation and credibility as an elected MP," the law firm stated in a recent statement. The lawyers sent Salim a demand letter on June 11, giving him the chance to resolve the issue outside of court. However, they claim no response was received. In June, Fadhli had also instructed his lawyers to sue a Facebook user over the same post, which also included a poster claiming he was the "first Rohingya MP in Parliament."
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