The Kuala Lumpur High Court today ordered former Selangor exco member Hasan Ali to pay RM20,000 in general damages to Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad for defamation.
Hasan had at a public function just before the 13th general election accused Khalid who was then a PAS central committee member of encouraging the sale of liquor and presence of massage parlours and that the people should not vote for him in the election.
Justice Hue Siew Kheng said the court found Hasan, a former PAS member, had defamed Khalid based on testimonies of the plaintiff and his two witnesses.
"This has lowered the plaintiff's esteem in the eyes of the public.
"Ths defendant's baseless allegation has brought him public odium and he has suffered as a result of it," she said in her oral judgment.
Justice Hue also ordered Hasan to pay RM35,000 costs.
Hasan's lawyer Hasnal Rezua Merican said his client would appeal today's decision.
Both Khalid and Hasan were not present.
[More to follow]
-Mkini
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