The Penang High Court has struck out a RM30 million defamation suit filed by state Umno chairperson Zainal Abidin Osman against Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and three others.
Justice Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah made the decision in chambers this morning.
Jardeep Singh, representing Lim, told reporters that the judge agreed with a preliminary objection filed by lead defence lawyer Karpal Singh, who had argued that Zainal has no locus standi to initiate the case.
In a submission in May, Karpal had said that Zainal was not declared and registered by the Registrar of Societies as a public officer who could initiate the suit.
Zainal Abidin, 52, had filed the suit on Oct 24 last year against the four defendants for having allegedly linked Umno with the demonstrations in Komtar and on Penang Bridge, as well as an arson attempt on the DAP's state headquarters last year.
He had also named PKR, party organ Keadilan Daily publisher Segmen Fleksibel Sdn Bhd and its chief news editor Fazallah Pit.
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