SHAH ALAM, March 9 (Bernama) -- The Parit 4 Sekinchan Umno Youth branch chief on Tuesday filed a RM5 million defamation suit against Sinar Harian newspaper for portraying him as living in poverty.
Mohd Yazid Bai, 40, named Sinar Harian publisher Kumpulan Karangkraf Sdn Bhd (Karangkraf) and seven others as defendants for publishing a defamatory article on Nov 20, 2009.
The others are printer Akhbar Cabaran Sdn Bhd, Karangkraf chief executive officer Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub, group chief editor Abd Jalil Ali, group editor Sri Diah, news editor Azmi Tarmizi, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur bureau editor Lailatun Khalilah Nasir and reporter Nurul Huda Saiyuti.
The writ was filed by counsel Muhd Azmi Talib of Azmi Talib & Associates at the Civil High Court registrar's office here on Tuesday.
Mohd Yazid said the article which appeared in Sinar Harian under the headline "Umno Prihatin Nasib Rakyat Daif" based on a gotong-royong organised by Tanjong Karang Umno Youth was false as he was never interviewed by the reporter.
The article quoted Mohd Yazid as thanking Umno for helping to repair his house and claimed that he was poor and qualified to receive aid.
He is claiming RM5 million as compensation, apology in the front page of the newspaper, RM20,000 legal fees and other costs as the article had caused him emotional stress, loss of income and reputation.
-- BERNAMA
Teruk jugak bila disangka miskin ni.... malu sesangat gamaknya
