KUALA LUMPUR – The trial for a defamation suit brought by Zakir Naik against Ipoh Barat MP M. Kula Segaran will begin in March next year.
Zakir’s counsel, Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader said when contacted by media that high court judicial commissioner Quay Chew Soon fixed March 22, 23, and 24 for the trial when the matter came up for case management today via e-review.
On November 27, 2019, Zakir filed a defamation suit against Kula Segaran over his remarks that allegedly opened him to public ridicule and portrayed him as a threat to national security.
In the statement of claim, Zakir as the plaintiff is seeking compensation and damage claims from Kula Segaran, as well as a court injunction prohibiting him from publishing and distributing four defamatory news articles in any medium.
Zakir also demanded an apology be issued and published in newspapers and online news portals within seven days from when the notice was served.
The plaintiff claimed that the remarks made about him by the defendant were malicious, spurious, and defamatory. – Bernama, August 13, 2021
