Rosilah Yop JC:

THE PLAINTIFF’S CASE

[1]The plaintiff is the leader of the opposition party in Parliament, member of Parliament for the Permatang Pauh constituency, the chief of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (‘PKR’) and served as Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister from 1993 to 1998 and Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1998. The plaintiff is known internationally as a statesman and political leader.

[2]The defendant is the owner and operator of a website/blog with the URL in www.papagomo.com and known as ‘Papa Gomo’.

[3]On 16 March 2013, 17 March 2013, 19 March 2013 and 20 March 2013, defendant website www.papagomo.com had defamed the plaintiff through statements in the articles and published of the following:

(a)BREAKING NEWS — Video Seks Anwar Ibrahim dan Gay Tersebar;

(b)XXX — Video Anwar Ibrahim;

(c)Saman Homoseksual RM100 Juta — Permohonan Maaf Papa Gomo Kepada Anwar Ibrahim

that contains defamatory statements as pleaded in paras 3, 4 and 5 of the statement of claim.

[4]The defendant willfully and maliciously published the defamatory statements with the intention to discredit the plaintiff to show that he is an immoral person, not dignified, ineligible to hold public office, not eligible to be