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Douglas Lind
KOTA KINABALU: The High Court ordered a Semporna attorney to pay 320,000 RM to Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal for damages and costs for damaging his reputation.
Judicial Commissioner Celestina Stuel Galid issued her decision today and awarded the amount to Datuk Mohd Shafie after assessing the claims for compensation against Datuk Ainal Fattah following the publication of the case. the media of his request (of Ainal) to ban the party president Warisan Sabah. to challenge or vote in the upcoming 14th general election.
The court sentenced Ainal to pay damages on a total sum of RM 300,000 with a legal interest of 5% per annum from today until the date of full settlement and costs of RM 20,000.
The judge concluded that the defendant, Ainal, had not requested the quashing of a default judgment against the claims made by the plaintiff and therefore assumed that the claims had been proven.
In the lawsuit filed by Shafie on April 24, he stated that Ainal, either personally or through the intermediary of his lawyer, had made his claim public, highlighting alleged corruption in the main newspapers, in the purpose to do the most damage to his (Shafie's) reputation as a respected defender. politician.
In addition, the publication of the unverified allegations in the defendant's statement in the media contravened Rule 50A of the Lawyers (Practice and Rules) Regulations 1988, according to which copies of documents filed in court should not be provided to the defendant. the press for publication. before the hearing of the case in open court.
The Respondent's conduct as shown shows that he acted deliberately to cause harm to the Applicant even though his claim was unsustainable, frivolous and vexatious, as well as an abuse of the judicial process.
The mandate was issued by MM. Lind Willie Wong and Chin, as plaintiff attorneys and attorneys.
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