Felda and its investment company have failed to prove that ex-deputy minister Dr Tan Kee Kwong, now with PKR, has uttered the defamatory words to a Suara Keadilan reporter.
KUALA LUMPUR: Felda and its investment company today lost their RM200 million suit against former deputy land and cooperatives minister Dr Tan Kee Kwong over a defamatory article.
High Court Judge Zabariah Mohd Yusof ruled that Felda and its investment company failed to prove Tan had uttered defamatory words and was responsible for the publication of the defamatory words in the newspaper report.
On Jan 25, Felda and its investment company, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Sdn Bhd, filed the suit over the defamatory words published against them in a front-page article of “Suara Keadilan” headlined “Kontroversi”.
The article continued on page three under the heading “Bina bangunan RM662 juta hanya libatkan tiga individu.” (Only three people involved in putting up RM662 million building).
Felda loses RM200m defamation suit
