GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): The High Court here has rejected the defamation suit filed by former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng against former Gerakan Youth head Jason Loo Jieh Sheng and two others over an article on the sale of a piece of land in Peel Avenue to Island Hospital. In her judgment, Rosilah said the plaintiff had failed to prove that the alleged defamation remarks made by Loo were published in the two newspapers. "The court found that the plaintiff failed to meet the claims, causing the case to be faulty and detrimental. The court rejected the claims as the plaintiff failed to prove that the defamatory remarks were made against defendant, ” he said. Lim, who is now Finance Minister, had filed three suits over Loo’s statement made in a press conference on May 29,2017, on the sale of the land.

Source: The Star October 25, 2019 10:41 UTC