DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has filed an appeal against the High Court's decision ordering Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to pay RM1.35 million in damages for defamation related to the Albukhary Foundation's tax exemption cancellation. Lim argues that he should have been awarded interest on the damages awarded.
: DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has filed an appeal against the High Court ’s decision ordering Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to pay RM1.35 million in damages for defamation related to the Albukhary Foundation’s tax exemption cancellation.
The former finance minister stated that he should have been awarded interest at the rate of five percent per annum on the sum granted by the High Court, calculated from the date of filing the action on March 27, 2023, until the date of full payment.On Nov 8, the High Court ordered Muhyiddin to pay Lim RM1.35 million in damages for defaming the Bagan member of parliament regarding the cancellation of tax exemption to the Albukhary Foundation.
Lim filed the lawsuit against Muhyiddin on March 27, 2023, for allegedly making three defamatory statements on Facebook on March 9, 11, and 12, 2023 about the tax exemption issue.
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