TAN SRI LIM KIT SIANG v YB DR. SITI MASTURA BINTI MUHAMMAD

pa-23cy-3-11-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 3 December 2024 • PA-23CY-3-11/2023

Catchwords

Defamation – Speech delivered by the defendant at a ceramah – Whether the impugned words are defamatory – Whether the defendant caused the republication of the impugned words – Whether the defendant can rely on the defences of justification, fair comment, privilege, innocent dissemination – Whether the defendant was actuated by malice.

Practice Areas

Judges (1)

Quay Chew Soon Delivered

Parties (2)

Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang Plaintiff Yb Dr. Siti Mastura binti Muhammad Defendant

Judgment

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