Ex-Selangor MB’s suit against news portal settled

(The Star) – Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s (pic) suit against The Malaysian Insider (TMI) editors and its owners for allegedly implying that he misused his position as Selangor Mentri Besar for personal gain has been settled.

The case was settled after TMI chief executive officer and editor K. A. Jahabar Sadiq K. A. Abdul Kader and its Malay news editor Amin Shah Iskandar read out an apology in court before High Court judge Justice Nor Bee Ariffin on Monday.

Justice Nor Ber later recorded the apology and made no order as to cost.

In his suit filed on Aug 11, 2014, Khalid claimed that Jahabar had on July 24 written or caused the publication of a defamatory statement in its English commentary.

He claimed that Amin Shah had written or caused the publication of a defamatory Malay commentary on the same day.

Khalid said the words used suggested that he was of bad character, untrustworthy and not fit to hold the position of Selangor Mentri Besar.

Khalid said that TMI had also published a series of commentaries between June 9 and July 24 allegedly exposing his misconduct.

He said his reputation as Selangor Mentri Besar, Port Klang assemblyman, Bandar Tun Razak MP as well as a politician and former corporate figure had been tarnished by the articles.

He claimed to have suffered humiliation as well as mental and emotional distress.