The Alor Setar High Court has dismissed a social media user’s application to set aside a default judgment in a defamation suit filed by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail over posts related to Kedah politics and Kedah Darul Aman FC (KDA FC).

In his ruling made available to the media today, Judge John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee dismissed Zubair Ismail’s application after finding that the respondent had failed to establish a credible defence to warrant the case proceeding to trial...