MOHAMED APANDI ALI vs LIM KIT SIANG

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2023 MarsdenLR 1623

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
MOHAMED APANDI ALI – Appellant
Versus
LIM KIT SIANG – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Rueben Mathiavaranam,M Visvanathan,R Karnan,V Sanjay Nathan,Kathleen Samantha George ,Respondent Advocate: Sangeet Kaur Deo,Harshaan Zamani,Simranjit Kaur Daljit Singh,Pravin Mahentharan,Roshunraj Rajendran

Table of Content
1. elements of defamation claim. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. high court's grounds for dismissing claim. (Para 4 , 5)
3. background of parties involved. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 12)
4. plaintiff's contention and defendant's defenses. (Para 15 , 16 , 18 , 19)
5. court's approach to determining defamatory meaning. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 28 , 31)
6. justification as a complete defense in defamation. (Para 36 , 75 , 90)
7. qualified privilege in defamation context. (Para 76 , 81)
8. assessment of damages and court's final decision. (Para 100)

Hadhariah Syed Ismail JCA:

Introduction

[1] The appellant (plaintiff) brought an action for defamation against the respondent (defendant) in relation to words written and published by the respondent in an online news portal known as "Malaysiakini."

[2] To succeed in his claim for defamation, the appellant had to prove three elements as follows:

(i) The words are defamatory;

(ii) It referred to him; and

(iii) It was published, that is, communicated, to a third party.

See: Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd & Ors v. Raub Autralian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd 2021 MarsdenLR 432; ; ; Ayob Saud v. TS Sambanthamurthi 1988 MarsdenLR 69; 1989 MarsdenLR 941 ; [1989] 1 CLJ (Rep) 321; Kian Lup

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2023 MarsdenLR 1623

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYAMOHAMED APANDI ALI – AppellantVersusLIM KIT SIANG – Respondent

Cases Referred (7)

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
MOHAMED APANDI ALI – Appellant
Versus
LIM KIT SIANG – Respondent