VT Singham J:

[1]The plaintiff's claim against the defendants is for libel, under the law of tort being defamation, based on two articles which was published by the defendants or caused to be published on the front page and at p 10 of the Utusan Malaysia newspaper dated 17 January 2012.

The first article which was published on the front page of the Utusan Malaysia newspaper dated 17 January 2012 is as follows:

'TOLAK ANWAR-HASSAN'

Bekas Pesuruhjaya PAS Selangor, Datuk Dr. Hassan Ali membidas Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim kerana mempertikaikan undang-undang berkaitan homoseksual di negara ini.

Menurut beliau, pendirian Anwar tersebut bukanlah baharu kerana itulah pandangan peribadi dan pegangan asasi Penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) tersebut.

Oleh itu beliau menggesa rakyat menolak perjuangan Anwar kerana kegiatan tidak bermoral itu jika dihalalkan boleh mencetuskan pergolakan dan perpecahan dalam masyarakat serta kekacauan dalam negara.

The second article which was published at p 10 of the Utusan Malaysia newspaper dated 17 January 2012 is as follows:

'PARASIT ANCAM PAS, ANWAR MESTI DITOLAK'

HASAN: Inilah salah satu sebab saya tidak boleh bersekongkol dengan Anwar Ibrahim. Inilah sebabnya r