{
  "id": 14444387,
  "title": "Court reserves judgment in Saifuddin’s appeal against RM600,000 award to Sanusi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/court-reserves-judgment-in-saifuddins-appeal-against-rm600-000-award",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T11:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/14/court-reserves-judgment-in-saifuddin-s-appeal-against-rm600-000-award-to-sanusi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 24, 2025, the Court of Appeal in Malaysia reserved judgment on Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail's appeal against a previous High Court decision. The High Court had awarded Kedah Menteri Besar Sanusi Nor RM600,000 in defamation damages, ruling him liable for the false statements made by Saifuddin. The defamation case centered around claims that Saifuddin had misused funds under the Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris) and alleged the theft of rare earth elements. The Court of Appeal heard arguments from both sides, with Saifuddin's counsel Razlan Hadri Zulkifli and Sanusi's counsel Yusfarizal Yussoff presenting their cases. The bench, led by Justice Azhahari Kamal Ramli, set October 16 as the date for case management to determine a delivery date for the final decision.",
  "summary": "The home minister is appealing against a High Court decision ordering him to pay damages to the Kedah menteri besar for defamation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Appellate court reserves judgment in Saifuddin's appeal over RM600k award to Sanusi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/appellate-court-reserves-judgment-in-saifuddins-appeal-over-rm600k",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:31:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Judgment reserved in Saifuddin Nasution’s appeal over RM600,000 awarded to Sanusi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/judgment-reserved-in-saifuddin-nasutions-appeal-over-rm600-000",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:09:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Court reserves judgment in Saifuddin’s appeal against RM600,000 award to Sanusi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/court-reserves-judgment-in-saifuddins-appeal-against-rm600-000-award-14447737",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:20:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}