PUTRAJAYA, Oct 14 — The Court of Appeal today reserved its judgment in Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s appeal against the Alor Setar High Court decision ordering him to pay RM600,000 in damages to Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor for defamation.
The defamation case concerns statements regarding rare earth elements (REE) and misappropriated funds allocated under the Malaysian Road Records Information System (MARRIS).
A three-member bench led by Judge Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli deferred its decision after hearing submissions from Saifuddin Nasution’s counsel Razlan Hadri Zulkifli and counsel Yusfarizal Yussoff, who represented Muhammad Sanusi.
“We have fixed Oct 16 for case management to set a date to deliver the decision,” said Justice Azhahari Kamal, who sat with Justices Datuk Ong Chee Kwan and Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Harun.
