KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has ordered the Malaysian Bar to pay RM340,000 in damages to senior lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah for breaching its statutory duty in relation to his conduct following the Sodomy 2 case.
Judge Datuk Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh made the ruling after the Federal Court, in 2021, held that the Malaysian Bar had acted unlawfully by allowing and publishing a motion condemning Shafee before referring the matter to the Disciplinary Board.
The court awarded RM200,000 for reputational loss, RM100,000 for loss of professional opportunities, RM20,000 for mental stress and health-related consequences, and RM20,000 in aggravated damages.
Former Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas who was a lawyer at the time made the motion, seconded by former Court of Appeal Judge Tan Sri VC George in Feb 2015.
Thomas filed the motion following Shafee's infamous roadshow to discuss Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy II conviction. - NST
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