The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to strike out a defamation lawsuit brought against them by PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar.
A three-man panel chaired by Justice Datuk Mohd Zawawi Salleh ruled that the case should proceed for a full trial at the High Court.
He said High Court judge Datuk John Louis O'Hara was right in exercising his discretion to disallow the lawsuit to be struck out.
Presiding on the panel with Mohd Zawawi were Justices Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli and Datuk Dr Prasad Sandosham Abraham.
Khalid and Ismail Sabri were appealing against the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision, made last June 17, in dismissing their applications to strike out the suit.
Nurul Izzah, who is Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament is suing Khalid and Ismail Sabri over statements allegedly made by them after the appearance of a photograph showing her with self-styled Sulu princess Jacel Kiram.
She claimed that Khalid had allegedly uttered slanderous words against her during a press conference at the Bukit Aman police headquarters on Nov 22, last year, while Ismail Sabri had uttered similar defamatory words during a media event in his Bera parliamentary constituency in Pahang on the same day.
In her statement of claim, Nurul Izzah claimed the words implied, among others, that she was involved in the Sulu intrusion in Sabah In 2013.
The High Court had set May 8 to 11 next year for trial.
Senior federal counsel Alice Loke, representing Khalid and Ismail Sabri, told reporters that the Attorney-General's chambers would consider whether to bring the matter up to the Federal Court.
Lawyers R. Sivarasa and Shahid Adli Kamarudin represented Nurul Izzah. -- BERNAMA
Bernama
Wed Nov 23 2016
Nurul Izzah (pic), who is Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament is suing Khalid and Ismail Sabri over statements allegedly made by them after the appearance of a photograph showing her with self-styled Sulu princess Jacel Kiram. - Filepic
Ringgit melonjak 225 mata asas semasa dibuka
Ringgit melonjak 225 mata asas dan mengukuh berbanding dolar AS ketika dibuka pada Jumaat.
Piala Thomas 2024: 15 skrin besar tayang aksi separuh akhir Malaysia-China esok
Antara lokasi yang dilaksanakan oleh Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) antaranya ialah Dataran Merdeka dan Dataran Putrajaya.
Program Pra Tahfiz Kemas mampu lahirkan murid prasekolah kuasai 4M
Program Tabika Pra Tahfiz Jabatan Kemajuan Masyarakat (Kemas) yang bermula secara rasmi tahun ini mampu melahirkan murid prasekolah yang menguasai 4M iaitu mengaji, menghafal, menaakul (membuat pertim
Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Labour Day 2024 | Social Justice & Decent Work for All
Tehmina Kaoosji spoke with Sivaranjani Manickam, Workers Bureau Head, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
Pekerja pusat servis maut, rakan parah tayar meletup
Siasatan mendapati kejadian berlaku kira-kira jam 12.40 tengah hari ketika kedua-dua mangsa sedang mengisi angin tayar sebuah jentolak.
Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Labour Day 2024 | Progressive Wage Policy & Living Wages
Xavier Estupinan, Regional Wage Specialist, DWT (Decent Work Team) Asia and the Pacific, for International Labour Organisation (ILO) joins us now from ILO’s Regional Office in Bangkok to share some comments on Progressive Wage Policy and Living Wages.
Isu samun: Terengganu pandang serius kejadian melanda Akhyar Rashid
Akhyar Rashid mengalami kecederaan ringan di bahagian kepala dan kaki, namun beliau dilaporkan berada di dalam keadaan stabil.
Permohonan pembatalan kes rasuah Guan Eng, isteri dan Li Koon ditolak
Permohonan itu membabitkan projek asrama pekerja asing bernilai RM11.6 juta.
WEF: Mendasari geopolitik, mencari keterangkuman
Editor Kanan Niaga AWANI, Najib Aroff membawakan rangkuman Mesyuarat Khas WEF yang berlangsung baru-baru ini di Riyadh, Arab Saudi bersama Pengarah Strategi, KRA Group, Amir Fareed Rahim.
EPL: Mauricio Pochettino pimpin Chelsea benam Spurs
Satu gol pada setiap separuh masa daripada Trevoh Chalobah dan Nicolas Jackson memberikan The Blues kemenangan yang tidak ternilai.