MELAKA: DAP veteran Teresa Kok has won her defamation suit against Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Salleh, with the High Court awarding her RM250,000 in general and aggravated damages.
Kok's lawyer, Datuk Sankara Nair, said in a statement that judge Isa Aziz Ibrahim had also granted an injunction restraining the Umno Youth chief from making further defamatory statements against her.
The court also ordered the removal of the impugned statements from all social media platforms, he said.
In addition, Akmal was also ordered to pay Kok RM50,000 in legal costs.
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