Defamation suit: Former J-Kom officer fails injunction bid against Chegubard

 

Former Community Communications Department (J-Kom) officer Abdul Wahab Abdul Kadir Jilani today failed in his application for an injunction to prevent Bersatu leader Badrul Hisham Shaharin from making any statements regarding an alleged lewd video.

The recording allegedly contains lewd conversations between Wahab and former J-Kom director-general Mohammad Agus Yusoff.

Judicial commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain made the decision after finding that Wahab (above, left) had failed to show the risk of Badrul, better known as Chegubard, making defamatory statements against him.

"(Kuala Lumpur High) Court finds that the plaintiff (Wahab) at this stage has failed to comply with the strict requirements under Order 29 Rule 1(2A) of the Rules of Court 2012,” she said.

As a result, Roz rejected Wahab's application and ordered him to pay RM10,000 in costs to Badrul.

In the same proceedings, Wahab also failed to obtain a court order for Badrul to delete the posts on the defendant's Facebook page regarding the recorded video.

The court also fixed the hearing for three days on Sept 2, 3 and 4, next year and scheduled further case management for July 3 this year.

In today's proceedings, Wahab was represented by lawyer Arief Firdaus Ashikin while lawyers Muizzudin Schanni Feizal and Zul Azrai Zolkapli acted for Badrul.

Posts on FB, Telegram

On Dec 22, Wahab filed a lawsuit against Badrul, alleging that the defendant had published, broadcasted and disclosed defamatory statements in the form of a video against the plaintiff through posts made on the defendant's Facebook pages under the names “Che GuBard” and “Che'GuBard Official” for public viewing.

The plaintiff claimed that the video portrayed him and Agus engaged in lewd conversations, aiming to suggest that the plaintiff was involved in immoral or homosexual activities.

In addition, Wahab alleged that Badrul had also republished the Facebook posts in the defendant's Telegram channel under the name "Che'gu bard Original," where Badrul had full access and control over the channel and published defamatory statements to gain popularity and enhance his standing among his followers.

Wahab is seeking, among other things, aggravated and exemplary damages totalling RM5 million from the defendant, as well as general damages and a public apology.

- Bernama