Aug 8 hearing for Apandi’s libel appeal against Kit Siang FMTNews FMTEng
Apandi Ali filed his suit against Lim Kit Siang in July 2019, claiming that Lim’s statement depicted him as immoral and unethical, and had practised double standards while holding the position of attorney-general.
Lim’s lawyer, Simranjit Kaur, said the hearing date was fixed by the appeals court at a case management today before deputy registrar Ahmad Fairuz Puzi.Last year, the High Court held that Lim’s remarks, contained in an article titled “Dangerous fallacy to think Malaysia is on the road to integrity”, were not defamatory.In her decision, Justice Azimah Omar, then a High Court judge, said Lim had proved his defences of fair comment and qualified privilege.
“A task force involving MACC , the police and the AGC was set up to investigate and make appropriate recommendations on 1MDB.
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