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Facebook user still ordered to pay RM250,000 to Perlis mufti

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Kuala Lumpur High Court rejected an application to delay payment of RM250,000 in defamation damages.
  • The damages were awarded to Perlis Mufti Datuk Dr. Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin.
  • The court issued the payment order after finding that a Facebook post by Mohd Nawawi Abdul Razak was defamatory.

A Facebook account holder must proceed with paying RM250,000 in damages to Perlis Mufti Datuk Dr. Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin after the Kuala Lumpur High Court rejected an application to postpone the payment.

The damages order was issued on July 31, after the court found that a Facebook post made by 39-year-old Mohd Nawawi Abdul Razak was defamatory.

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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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