The High Court has ordered entrepreneur Datuk Seri Aliff Syukri Kamaruzaman to pay RM250,000 in damages to former Cabinet minister Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir over a defamation lawsuit linked to allegations involving multimillion-ringgit investment debts.
Judge Roslan Mat Nor made the ruling after allowing the plaintiff’s claim filed by Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir, a former Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism, against Aliff Syukri as the defendant.
In addition to the damages, the court also ordered Aliff Syukri to pay RM50,000 in legal costs to the plaintiff.
The court further issued an injunction restraining the defendant, his agents, or representatives from publishing or causing the publication of any defamatory statements related to the case.
It also ordered that any defamatory content previously published on social media accounts be removed within seven days from the date of the court order.
Judge Roslan added that the defendant must also provide a written undertaking that he will not publish or disseminate any further defamatory remarks against the plaintiff in the future.
