The Kuala Lumpur High Court has allowed an application by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil to strike out a counterclaim by independent speaker Ahmad Dusuki Abd Rani.
The suit concerns the PKR lawmaker allegedly giving a political speech in a mosque last year.
Lawyer Asheeq Ali Sethi Alivi, representing Fahmi, said judicial commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain, in allowing his client’s application, also ordered Dusuki (above, right) to pay RM5,000 in costs to Fahmi.
“The court allowed Fahmi’s application on the grounds that Dusuki’s counterclaim did not disclose a reasonable cause of action.
“As such, the entire counterclaim submitted by Dusuki against Fahmi is struck out and the court sets April 6 to 8, 2026, to hear the suit,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.
Lawyer Ananciata Diego also appeared for Fahmi. Dusuki was represented by lawyers Mohd Jamil Yaacob and Nur Adeeba Ainaa.
The Lembah Pantai MP filed the suit against Dusuki on Sept 5 last year. The speaker had accused him of abusing a place of worship, which is a mosque, to campaign for an election and had acted contrary to the orders of the Selangor ruler.
Fahmi claimed that the defamatory words were posted on an Instagram account belonging to Dusuki on July 31, 2023.
According to Fahmi, the slanderous statements were baseless and the Selangor Islamic Religious Council had confirmed that he did not give any political speech as alleged by the defendant.
He also claimed that the statements were made to defame him to gain cheap publicity or create a sensation in the national political arena, as well as to tarnish his reputation as a parliamentarian and a cabinet minister.
Dusuki then filed a counterclaim against Fahmi on Oct 19, 2023, claiming, among others, that Fahmi defamed him and made false statements against him.
- Bernama
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