PERHAPS UMNO Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh better find ways to mend his ties with Seputeh MP Teresa Kok lest he braces himself to be in the shoes of UMNO Sungai Besar division head Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos a.k.a. Jamal Jamban who has to auction off one side of his slippers to pay off more than RM60,000 in debt to the latter.
This is because if track record can serve as an indication, it can be assumed that the DAP lawmaker is a relentless debt collector who is going to hunt the staunch defender of race and religion to the ends of the earth if he ever loses his impending legal suit.
A valuable lesson from the Jamal Jambam episode for the firebrand Merlimau state assemblyman is that Kok has displayed her will to go at length to recover the outstanding sum of RM66,061.65 comprising costs and interest even though RM300,000 has been deposited into a stakeholder’s account pending an appeal.
Alas, Kok subsequently filed the writ of seizure to recover the balance with court officials having turned up at Jamal’s Ampang residence recently to execute the seizure which culminated in 14 items seized.
Recall that Akmal was slapped with a RM25 mil in damages by the the 61-year-old former DAP vice-chairman in September 2024 which is likely to be the first lawsuit between two key Madani government allies in the “Nyonya Tua” (literally “Old Lady”) rift over halal certification.
A meditation between the duo earlier this month has failed to reach settlement, prompting the defamation suit to go on trial at the Melaka High Court with judicial commissioner Isa Aziz Ibrahim presiding over the case for two days starting Feb 12.
More broadly, the Year of the Fire Horse could well be a bumper year for Kok to usher in abundance and prosperity from legal suits alone.
Aside from the RM25 mil legal suit featuring Akmal, the “halal” subject has proven to be a good avenue for the seasoned DAP politician and her long-time legal counsel Datuk S.N. Nair to seek bountiful prospects.
The six-term Seputeh MP has earmarked no less than 19 ‘candidates’ – 18 Facebookers and one Thread account – for disseminating slander that she had mandated that halal certification was required for porcine products.
This has prompted Kok and her assistant to lodge both police and MCMC (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission) reports.
“The false and defamatory article has tarnished my good name and made me a racial and religious instigator who undermines the harmony of society,” she penned on her FB page.
“I request the police to conduct an investigation against all social media account owners who posted these inflammatory articles and take appropriate legal action.”
There has been no update if the 19 or so delinquent social media account owners have apologised to Kok but what is certain is that her supporters have teased Kok with the sight of “big, big angpow this CNY”.
UMNO aside, recount that Kok has already pocketed some fortune from PAS Kepala Batas MP Siti Mastura Muhammad – a sum of RM225,000 – after the first-term doctorate PAS lawmaker made unfounded claims linking DAP’s retired supremo Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang, the party’s advisor Lim Guan Eng and Kok to the late Communist Party of Malaya leader Chin Peng.
On Jan 23 last year, Penang High Court judge Datuk Quay Chew Soon had awarded global damages of RM300,000 in favour of Kit Siang, RM250,000 for Guan Eng and RM200,000 for Kok in addition to RM25,000 in costs to each plaintiff.
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