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KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has settled the RM1.4 million judgment awarded to Lim Guan Eng in a defamation suit concerning Yayasan Albukhary’s tax-exempt status.
According to Free Malaysia Today (FMT), Lim’s lawyer confirmed that Muhyiddin transferred the remaining RM1 million on January 23, meeting the January 27 deadline. The initial RM400,000 was paid in December.
The case stems from a High Court ruling last November, which found Muhyiddin guilty of defaming Lim via Facebook posts in March 2022. The court ruled that the statements accused Lim, then finance minister, of abusing power to revoke the tax-exempt status of a Muslim foundation.
Muhyiddin, who was granted a conditional stay of judgment, has filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal challenging both the liability and the amount of damages. The judgment awarded RM1.35 million in damages and RM50,000 in costs.
