Anwar gets interim injunction against Sanusi

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has obtained an interim injunction from the Alor Setar High Court to prevent Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from issuing, repeating and publishing defamatory statements against him on social media, websites and any other platforms.

Lawyer Datuk SN Nair, representing the Prime Minister, said Judge Mahazan Mat Taib allowed the ex parte (one-sided) application filed by the Pakatan Harapan chairman on Wednesday (July 30).

“The injunction was issued to prevent the defendant (Muhammad Sanusi), his staff or agents from repeating or publishing similar statements that portray the plaintiff (Anwar) either directly or indirectly in any of the defendant’s social media channels, websites and any other platforms.

“The defendant is required to comply with this ex-parte injunction immediately after the delivery of this order to the defendant,” said Nair when contacted Monday (July 31).

Anwar, 75, applied for an injunction in his lawsuit against Muhammad Sanusi over the caretaker Kedah mentri besar’s alleged defamatory statements which were uttered during an election campaign “Jelajah PN Best Tambun” last year.

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