Court finds Utusan guilty of defaming Anwar


The Kuala Lumpur High Court currently found Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd as well as a arch editor Abdul Aziz Ishak liable for insult opposite opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.

Justice VT Singham in his statute found which a page one as well as page 10 essay published by a Umno owned every day Utusan Malaysia upon January 17 final year, deleterious to Anwar's repute as well as unprotected a politician to gibe as well as scorn.

He additionally took Utusan to charge for failing to rehearse obliged journalism.

"Anwar's statement has been taken out of context by a daily, as in a BBC interview with a plaintiff it was crystal transparent which he was not supportive which homosexual, lesbian as well as transgender activities should be legalised."

"The (Utusan) essay published is incorrect as well as taken out of context, as well as it cannot be reconciled.

"The purpose a essay published was to say Anwar is condoning it. The defendants have not acted professionally in publishing a correction when a authorised letter is sent a week after a publication by Anwar's lawyers,k as well as have abandoned this altogether," said a judge.

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