{
  "id": 12803172,
  "title": "Ex-senator wins libel suit against Ramasamy on appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ex-senator-wins-libel-suit-against-ramasamy-on-appeal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T05:59:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/08/ex-senator-wins-libel-suit-against-ramasamy-on-appeal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former senator Dr RA Lingeshwaran has won a libel suit against Urimai chief P Ramasamy on appeal, the Penang High Court announced. Lingeshwaran had previously sued Ramasamy for defamation, claiming that the MCA chief had made defamatory statements in a Malaysiakini article published on May 2, 2024.\n\nThe High Court judge Azlan Sulaiman overturned the April 30 ruling of the Butterworth sessions court, which had dismissed Lingeshwaran's lawsuit and ordered him to pay RM15,000 in costs. Instead, the High Court granted an injunction, preventing Ramasamy from repeating or republishing the statements at the heart of the suit.\n\nLingeshwaran was also ordered to pay RM15,000 in costs and the matter was returned to the Butterworth sessions court for the assessment of damages. The defamation suit centered on two remarks made by Ramasamy in the Malaysiakini article, concerning Lingeshwaran's objections to a proposal to allow UM's cardiothoracic surgery postgraduate programme to admit non-Malays to address a heart surgeon shortage.",
  "summary": "Penang High Court allows Dr RA Lingeshwaran’s appeal against the dismissal of his suit against the Urimai chief.",
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        "title": "Ex-senator wins libel suit against Ramasamy on appeal",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T05:59:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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