Sunday, February 22, 2009

Blogger hit with libel verdict

Malaysia: A Malaysian court has ordered a top blogger and editors of an opposition newspaper to pay MYR7.2m (USD2.2m) in damages over libel claims by a university head.

University Utara Malaysia filed a lawsuit against the opposition party newspaper, which also published an item, over a story alleging that the vice-chancellor of the university had plagiarised an article.

The defendants decided not to mount a defence and did not appear in court.

Source: Agence France Press - English Wire, March 27, 2008
Asian Casualty Report 10th Edition June 2008 – Gen Re

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