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COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
ABDUL AZEEZ ABDUL RAHIM – Appellant
Versus
LIM GUAN ENG – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. political statements and defamation (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. factual background of the defamation claim (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 3. high court's findings on defamation (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 4. issues raised in the appeal (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 5. chase levels of imputation in defamation (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40) |
| 6. defence of justification and its requirements (Para 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50) |
| 7. defence of fair comment and its application (Para 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56) |
| 8. qualified privilege and responsible journalism (Para 57 , 58 , 59 , 60) |
| 9. final decision on the appeal (Para 62 , 63) |
| 10. damages and costs awarded (Para 64) |
A. Introduction
[1] The Appeal before us concerns a claim for defamation by Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim ("the Appellant") against the alleged defamatory statements published by Lim Guan Eng ("the Respondent") regarding the oft-debated Penang Undersea Tunnel Project ("the PUTP / the Project").
[2] We are most aware that the PUTP even to date remains a live issue within the political sphere and also the Criminal Courts
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