JUDGMENT

Aliza Sulaiman J:

[1] In 2014, the plaintiff, who needs no introduction, decided to publish an autobiography of herself entitled "Becoming Hannah: A Personal Journey" ('Book'). Little did she know then that the contents of the Book would be the subject of, not just one, but two defamation suits.

[2] In the present case, the plaintiff commenced a claim for defamation against the defendant in relation to two articles which were written and published in the defendant's Facebook page ('FB') on 10 and 17 May 2017 and alleged to contain defamatory statements.

[3] After a full trial, I found that the plaintiff has proven her claim on a balance of probabilities and thus, she was awarded a global sum of RM400,000.00 as general damages and aggravated damages (RM200,000.00 per publication) with interest thereon and costs. The plaintiff's prayer for an injunction to be issued restraining the defendant, his servants or agents from publishing the impugned words or anything similar to these words was also allowed.

[4] The Defendant is unsurprisingly aggrieved by my decision and is pursuing his right of appeal.

[5] These are my full grounds of judgment.

Background Facts

[6] At the pre-trial case