PM Anwar sues Kedah MB Sanusi for defamation over GE15 campaign speech
Kedah Mentri Besar Sanusi Md Nor speaks at a ceramah in Taman Semporna Jaya Beseri, Perlis, November 18, 2022. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022 5:26 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim filed a defamation lawsuit against Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor today over the latter’s statements during the recent 15th general election (GE15) campaign.
Anwar’s lawyer, Datuk Sankara N. Nair, confirmed to Malay Mail that the lawsuit was filed in the High Court in Alor Setar this afternoon seeking compensation from Muhammad Sanusi and for him to cease the alleged defamation.
In the lawsuit, Anwar claimed Sanusi had made the allegedly defamatory remarks in an election campaign speech around November 13 during the “PN Best Tambun Tour”, while supporting Perikatan Nasional’s Tambun candidate and then incumbent, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu.
During GE15, Anwar was one of four candidates vying for the Tambun parliamentary seat in Perak. Anwar ultimately won the seat with 49,625 votes, with a 3,736 vote-majority over Faizal who garnered the second-highest number of votes at 45,889 votes.
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Tuesday, 13 Dec 2022 5:26 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim filed a defamation lawsuit against Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor today over the latter’s statements during the recent 15th general election (GE15) campaign.
Anwar’s lawyer, Datuk Sankara N. Nair, confirmed to Malay Mail that the lawsuit was filed in the High Court in Alor Setar this afternoon seeking compensation from Muhammad Sanusi and for him to cease the alleged defamation.
In the lawsuit, Anwar claimed Sanusi had made the allegedly defamatory remarks in an election campaign speech around November 13 during the “PN Best Tambun Tour”, while supporting Perikatan Nasional’s Tambun candidate and then incumbent, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu.
During GE15, Anwar was one of four candidates vying for the Tambun parliamentary seat in Perak. Anwar ultimately won the seat with 49,625 votes, with a 3,736 vote-majority over Faizal who garnered the second-highest number of votes at 45,889 votes.
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kt comments:
Anwar should sue Fei-Lo as the head of Pakatan, not as the PM. By convention, government officials and ministers should not sue people in their official capacity but only in their personal capacity.
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