KJ awarded RM2.5mil in Covid-19 defamation case
The High Court ordered Islamic preacher Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi to pay former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin RM2.5 million in damages over defamatory statements made about Covid-19 vaccination during the height of the pandemic.
Judge Datuk Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan also awarded RM50,000 in costs to the former Rembau member of parliament.
Khairy initiated legal action in 2022, accusing Rasyiq — also known as Ustaz Abu Syafiq — of falsely alleging that he had misled the public regarding his vaccination status.
He argued that such accusations could have compromised the government’s efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The High Court was scheduled to deliver its ruling on Tuesday.
However, the court postponed this following the passing of former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Abdullah is Khairy’s father-in-law.
Read more at:
https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2025/04/1203679/kj-awarded-rm25mil-covid-19-defamation-case
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6 Comments
Alhamdullilah. Tahniah KJ.
2.5 million, nice. I wonder how that ustaz is going to find that money to pay to KJ 😂
So WEF pulled strings to have their say. Thanks Klaus!
Anybody else has a beef with KJ?
KJ is guilty. His time will come
I didn't know ustaz has millions to give away.