{
  "id": 6420372,
  "title": "Mahkamah Rayuan ketepi ganti rugi RM50,000 kes saman fitnah Guan Eng",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/mahkamah-rayuan-ketepi-ganti-rugi-rm50-000-kes-saman-fitnah-guan-eng-6420372",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T11:32:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/09/mahkamah-rayuan-ketepi-ganti-rugi-rm50-000-kes-saman-fitnah-guan-eng"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mahkamah Rayuan today overturned the High Court's order for former Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin and two others to pay RM50,000 in damages to Lim Guan Eng for defamation. The three-judge panel, consisting of Mohd Firuz Jaffril, Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid, and Amarjeet Singh, delivered the decision unanimously after upholding the appeal by Zuraida, editor of MalaysiaNow Muhammad Abd Ar-Rahman Koya, and MNow Media Sdn Bhd. They also dismissed Lim's appeal to increase the damages award and ordered him to pay RM30,000 in costs.\n\nDuring the announcement, Mohd Firuz stated that the article in question did not imply any hidden meaning as claimed by Lim. He found clear contravention in the High Court's judgment and stated that the decision should not be maintained. He added that the High Court's handling of the defense in this case was unsatisfactory. Mohd Firuz noted that the final analysis of the court indicated that the High Court's assessment of the defense was based on mere documents, rather than what transpired between the two ministers at the time of their meeting. He also pointed out inconsistencies in the high court's decision, as one section of the panel ruled that intent to defame existed, while another found no evidence of such intent.",
  "summary": "Panel tiga hakim sebulat suara benar rayuan Zuraida Kamaruddin, editor MalaysiaNow dan MNow Media Sdn Bhd.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Mahkamah Rayuan perlu tentukan bidang kuasa terhadap Undang NS, kata peguam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/mahkamah-rayuan-perlu-tentukan-bidang-kuasa-terhadap-undang-ns-kata",
        "published": "2026-09-07T07:12:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}