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Muhyiddin ordered to pay RM1.35 million to Lim Guan Eng

The High Court has ordered Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to pay RM1.35 million in damages to Lim Guan Eng for defamation related to the revocation of Albukhary Foundation’s tax exemption. Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain ruled in Lim’s favor, finding that Muhyiddin failed to verify the accuracy of his statements before posting them on Facebook. Despite having resources to confirm the information, Muhyiddin continued making defamatory claims about Lim’s alleged abuse of power, even after Lim informed him of the falsity of these allegations. The judgment underscores Muhyiddin’s negligence in spreading unverified information publicly.

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