KUALA LUMPUR- Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar has
failed in his bid to strike out a RM100mil defamation suit filed by
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim against him.
High Court judge Justice Hue Siew Kheng rejected the striking out
application by Khairy Wednesday and ordered Khairy to pay RM7,000 in
costs to Anwar.
The judge made her order after meeting the parties in chambers.
Lead counsel Datuk Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah acted for Khairy while Sulaiman Abdullah and J. Leela represented Anwar.
Speaking to reporters later, Muhammad Shafee said the judge decided that "this is not a clearest case to strike out" the suit.
Muhammad Shafee said the case would go for a full trial now.
"We will appeal (against the court ruling)," he said.
Anwar's suit, filed on March 7, 2008, claimed Khairy had uttered defamatory words and caused the posting on websites, including Malaysiakini.com, of a video clip entitled "Anwar and kin no threat".
Khairy filed the strinking out application on Feb 21 on grounds that the suit was frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of the court process.
In his statement of defence filed on Oct 8 last year, Khairy said he relied on the defence of justification and qualified privilege.
High Court judge Justice Hue Siew Kheng rejected the striking out
application by Khairy Wednesday and ordered Khairy to pay RM7,000 in
costs to Anwar.The judge made her order after meeting the parties in chambers.
Lead counsel Datuk Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah acted for Khairy while Sulaiman Abdullah and J. Leela represented Anwar.
Speaking to reporters later, Muhammad Shafee said the judge decided that "this is not a clearest case to strike out" the suit.
Muhammad Shafee said the case would go for a full trial now.
"We will appeal (against the court ruling)," he said.
Anwar's suit, filed on March 7, 2008, claimed Khairy had uttered defamatory words and caused the posting on websites, including Malaysiakini.com, of a video clip entitled "Anwar and kin no threat".
Khairy filed the strinking out application on Feb 21 on grounds that the suit was frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of the court process.
In his statement of defence filed on Oct 8 last year, Khairy said he relied on the defence of justification and qualified privilege.
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