High court date set for Anwar’s sex video defamation case

(ST) – The high court will hear on January 27 Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s 100 million ringgit Papa Gomo defamation suit.

Mr Anwar is alleging that Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, as owner of the Papa Gomo website, posted defamatory words on the website back in March and a weblink to sex video footage implied to be of Mr Anwar and another man.

Mr Wan Muhammad Azri has denied that he owns the Papa Gomo blog.

Mr Anwar is seeking general, aggravated and exemplary damages, interests, costs and other relief deemed fit by the court, as well as an injunction to restrain the defendant from further posting the defamatory words and images, according to Bernama news agency.