The Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismissed Sungai Besar division Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos’ application to stay the execution for a judgment in a defamation case against him.

Last year, he had been ordered to pay RM300,000 in damages to former primary industries minister Teresa Kok over claims he made that she had misused Yayasan Warisan Anak Selangor (Yawas) funds.

Kok’s counsel SN Nair when contacted said Judicial Commissioner Mohd Arief Emran Arifin dismissed Jamal's application with a cost of RM3,000 to be paid to his client.

In an online proceeding today, he said the court dismissed the application because there were no special circumstances to warrant the stay.

Meanwhile, lawyer Rejinder Singh, who is appearing for Jamal (above) confirmed the matter to Bernama, adding that they will appeal against the decision.

Seputeh MP Teresa Kok

On July 26 last year, Kok was awarded RM300,000 in damages after Arief allowed her defamation suit against Jamal.

He also ordered Jamal to pay Kok the cost of RM50,000.

Kok filed the suit on April 6, 2017, over Jamal’s allegedly defamatory statement about Yawas funds during a news conference on March 8, 2017.

In her statement of claim, she said print and electronic media as well as on Jamal’s Facebook published the statement.

She claimed that the statement, among others, gave the impression that she had misused state government funds for herself and was an unethical person.

Kok had sought RM1 million in general damages, compensatory damages, aggravated damages and exemplary damages, and an injunction to prevent Jamal from further making such claims in the media.

- Bernama

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