Social activist Marina Mahathir today obtained a stay of her defamation suit against the leaders of Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) leaders.
This follows the Court of Appeal unanimously allowing a stay of the hearing in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, which was scheduled to hear the matter from today.
Marina sought the order as she wants Isma leaders who accused her of being the person behind Comango, to testify first in her defamation suit against them rather than she testify first, since this is normal in civil suits.
Comango is a coalition of Malaysian non-governmental organisations on the Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights,
"As they had accused her of being the person behind Comango, they should testify first, to prove their allegation," said Marina’s lawyer Nitin Nadkarni.
Justice Zaharah Ibrahim, who chaired a three-member panel together with Justices Mohd Ariff Mohd Yusof and David Wong Dak Wah, agreed to allow the stay.
Following this, the Court of Appeal fixed June 26 for the case management to hear Marina's appeal for Isma leaders to testify first.
In the High Court in Kuala Lumpur earlier, Justice Rosilah Yop disagreed with Marina"s lawyers and ordered the hearing fixed for today to go on.
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This follows the Court of Appeal unanimously allowing a stay of the hearing in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, which was scheduled to hear the matter from today.
Marina sought the order as she wants Isma leaders who accused her of being the person behind Comango, to testify first in her defamation suit against them rather than she testify first, since this is normal in civil suits.Comango is a coalition of Malaysian non-governmental organisations on the Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights,
"As they had accused her of being the person behind Comango, they should testify first, to prove their allegation," said Marina’s lawyer Nitin Nadkarni.
Justice Zaharah Ibrahim, who chaired a three-member panel together with Justices Mohd Ariff Mohd Yusof and David Wong Dak Wah, agreed to allow the stay.
Following this, the Court of Appeal fixed June 26 for the case management to hear Marina's appeal for Isma leaders to testify first.
In the High Court in Kuala Lumpur earlier, Justice Rosilah Yop disagreed with Marina"s lawyers and ordered the hearing fixed for today to go on.
[More to follow]
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