Ex-deputy minister's defamation suit against Batu MP dismissed

The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court dismissed former deputy federal territories minister Edmund Santhara’s defamation suit against Batu MP P Prabakaran.

The civil court today ruled that Prabakaran (above, left), a PKR lawmaker, made a fair comment over Santhara’s temporary stay in New Zealand from late 2020 to early 2021.

The defendant’s lawyer...