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PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeals set November 26 to hear the appeal of Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown and two others against a High Court’s decision to allow the Sultanah of Terengganu’s application to be decided Sultanah Nur Zahirah of her libel suit against the former. by determining the issues of law.
Rewcastle-Brown’s attorney, Americk Sidhu, and Sultanah Nur Zahirah’s attorney, Mohd Haaziq Pillay Abdullah, when contacted, confirmed the date of the appeal hearing.
Americk said his client wanted the defamation lawsuit decided by a full trial.
The appeal was set for case management before the Deputy Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Mohd Khairi Haron, by electronic review.
On December 13 last year, the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed Sultanah Nur Zahirah’s application for the lawsuit to be resolved by Order 14A of the 2012 Court Rules, by determining issues of law.
Following the court’s decision, Sultanah Nur Zahirah is exempted from testifying in her defamation lawsuit she filed against Rewcastle-Brown, Gerakbudaya Enterprise publisher Chong Ton Sin, and printer Vinlin Press Sdn Bhd in November 2018.
In her statement of claim, Sultanah Nur Zahirah alleged that Rewcastle-Brown made a derogatory statement about her in her book, “The Sarawak Report – The Inside Story of the 1MDB Expose”.
The Sultanah claimed that the statement could be interpreted to mean that she was involved in corrupt practices and interfered in the management of Terengganu in addition to using her status to influence the establishment of the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA), which later became at 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Sultanah Nur Zahirah also alleged that the statement had also interpreted that she had helped Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) become a TIA advisor.
He claimed that he had never been involved in the administration of Terengganu and the establishment of TIA and thus the statement had defamed and tarnished his reputation.
The Sultanah claims general damages of RM 100 million from each defendant and also requests an order for the publisher to remove the book containing the defamatory statement and for the printer to stop printing the book.
