'No malice in duo's comments on Nurul photo'
Published on: Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Kuala Lumpur: There was no malice on the part of former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob when they commented on a photograph showing PKR Vice President Nurul Izzah Anwar meeting with Jacel Kiram, the daughter of self-proclaimed Sulu Sultan Jamalulail Kiram.This was senior federal counsel Normastura Ayub's submission, Monday, in the defamation case against the duo by Nurul Izzah, who is also Pantai Member of Parliament."They made the statements in response to questions from the press at separate functions which were unrelated to the issue. They were merely stating their opinion," Normastura, who is representing both defendants, told the High Court.
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Meanwhile, the plaintiff's counsel, R. Sivarasa, submitted that the defendants failed to show evidence that the meeting between Nurul Izzah and Jacel Kiram was planned and not a coincidence.Sivarasa also said Khalid had not been telling the truth because the statement he made at the media conference and his testimony in court were not the same.Judicial Commissioner Datuk Faizah Jamaludin set April 9 for decision.During the trial, three witnesses testified on the plaintiff's side — Nurul Izzah, her father Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and PKR Vice President Tian Chua or Chua Tian Chang, and two witnesses, on the defendants' side — Ismail Sabri and Khalid.
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