A senior writer withUtusan Malaysiaapologised to DAP chairperson Karpal Singh several times in court today over an essay written in four years ago.
The writer,Utusannews editor Zulkifli Jalil, admitted there was some loosening as well as misunderstanding upon his part in essay the article, 'DAP diingat jangan bakar perasaan Melayu'.
Based upon Karpal's speech during the DAP inhabitant association in 2008, Zulkifli wrote in the report, the DAP personality pronounced he deserted Islam as the country's central religion.During his testimony, Zulkifli pronounced during the time, he had taken "rejecting an Islamic state" as well as "rejecting Islam as the central sacrament of the country" to meant the same.
He additionally admitted he did not contact Karpal for clarification as well as which his w! riting w as based upon personal experiences as well as other headlines reports upon Karpal's antithesis to PAS' Islamic state agenda.
Zulkifli was the solitary witness testifying during the conference of the RM10 million defamation suit Karpal filed in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.
According to inhabitant headlines agencyBernama, Zulkifli apologised to Karpal several times during his sworn statement as well as pronounced he was unknowingly of his inapplicable designation untilUtusan Malaysiapublished the improvement upon August 26, 2008, the day after the his essay was published.
The improvement states thatUtusanhad cold the essay as well as additionally apologised to Karpal.
However, Karpal has confirmed his right to sue the Umno-owned newspaper due to the severity of offending article.
In his affidavit, Karpal pronounced the words "! < em style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px">bahawa beliau menolak Islam sebagai agama rasmi negara ini(that he rejects Islam as the central sacrament of the country)" was wrongly attributed to him in Zulkifli's Page 2 article.
He pronounced Islam's position as the central sacrament of the nation was enshrined in the sovereign constitution as well as his mount upon this has been consistent, as reflected in his speeches in Parliament over the past twenty-six years.
"Because of this article, the open perceived me as the chairman who is anti-Islam, who wants to create discord between Malaysia's multi-ethnic populace," he said.
High Court judge Nik Hasmat Nik Mohamad will listen to submissions from both parties upon Sept 24.
Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd is represented by B Mohana Kumar while Karpal is represented by Sangeet Kaur Deo. Read More @ Source
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