Seputeh MP Teresa Kok’s defamation suit against Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh will proceed to trial after mediation efforts failed to result in an amicable settlement.
Lawyer Sankara Nair, representing Kok, said both parties were unable to reach an out-of-court settlement during the mediation session conducted before deputy registrar Suzana Mokhtar at the Malacca Court Mediation Centre today.
“The trial has been fixed for Feb 12 and 13 at the Malacca High Court. We will therefore meet him (Akmal) in court on the scheduled dates,” he told reporters when met outside the mediation centre.
Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution process aimed at settling cases without proceeding to a full trial.
Earlier, the mediation session, which lasted nearly an hour, was attended by Sankara, Kok, Akmal, and his counsel, Syahrul Sazwan Salehin.
In the suit filed on Oct 25, 2024, Kok alleged that Akmal made insulting and derogatory statements portraying her as lacking knowledge, particularly on matters related to halal certification, and as opposing government policies on Islamic practices.
The allegedly defamatory remarks were made in a video Akmal posted on TikTok on Sept 7, 2024.
Kok, who named the Merlimau assemblyperson and Malacca exco member as the sole defendant, is seeking general, aggravated and exemplary damages.
She is also seeking an injunction to restrain him from further uttering, writing or publishing defamatory statements against her, as well as any other relief deemed just and appropriate by the court.
- Bernama
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