The Court of Appeal today reserved its judgment in Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s appeal against the Alor Setar High Court decision ordering him to pay RM600,000 in damages to Kedah Menteri Besar Sanusi Nor for defamation.

The defamation case concerns statements regarding rare earth elements (REE) and allegations of misappropriated funds allocated under the Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris)...

The defamation case concerns statements regarding rare earth elements (REE) and allegations of misappropriated funds allocated under the Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris).

A three-member bench led by judge Azhahari Kamal Ramli deferred its decision after hearing submissions from Saifuddin’s counsel Razlan Hadri Zulkifli and counsel Yusfarizal Yussoff, who represented Sanusi.