PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin had defamed former finance minister Lim Guan Eng concerning Yayasan Al-Bukhary’s tax-exempt status.
However, a three-member bench chaired by Justice Azhahari Kamal Ramli allowed the former prime minister’s appeal against the quantum of damages, ordering him to pay only RM450,000 in general damages.
Azhahari, who sat with Justices Ahmad Kamal Shahid and Latifah Tahar, set aside the RM150,000 in aggravated damages and another RM150,000 in exemplary damages.
On Nov 8, 2024, the High Court awarded a total of RM1.35 million in damages to Lim, the DAP adviser.
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