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Ansari Abdullah Libel Case Summary by Laliita Thiru is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This is a libel case brought by Ansari Abdullah, a senior lawyer and former politician in Sabah, against Shalmon Sanangan over defamatory Facebook posts. The court found that the posts referred to and defamed the plaintiff by insinuating he was corrupt and betrayed his party. The defendant failed to prove his defenses of justification or fair comment. As the defendant showed reckless disregard for the truth and an indirect motive to attack the plaintiff, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff and ordered

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Laliita Thiru

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