DATO SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM vs KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN

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2017 MarsdenLR 2520

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
DATO SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM – Appellant
Versus
KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN – Respondent

Table of Content
1. case relates to alleged defamatory statements. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. background of defamation claim and nature of allegations. (Para 4)
3. establishment of plaintiff's claims and defendant's arguments. (Para 5 , 6)
4. words were deemed capable of defamatory meaning. (Para 7 , 10 , 12 , 20)
5. judicial reasoning determining the defamation's impact. (Para 9 , 11 , 15)
6. analysis of defamatory meaning in context. (Para 13)
7. defendant's intention irrelevant in defamation matters. (Para 14 , 16 , 24)

[1] It was 19 February 2008. Parliament had been dissolved six days earlier. Nomination of candidates for Malaysias 12th general election was to occur on 24 February. The political campaigning would shortly go into full swing.

[2] The defendant, En Khairy Jamaluddin, was at that time the deputy leader of UMNO Youth. Part of his responsibility included launching the campaign machinery for the various youth divisions in UMNO.

[3] It was at one of these launches that he uttered words that the plaintiff, Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, contended were slanderous of the plaintiff. This was what was said:

"Saya rasa meluat bila saya tengok tiap-tiap kali sebelum pilihan raya, parti pembangkang

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2017 MarsdenLR 2520

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPURDATO SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM – AppellantVersusKHAIRY JAMALUDDIN – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

HIGH COURT MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR
DATO SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM – Appellant
Versus
KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN – Respondent