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Thesun 2009-06-19 Page03 Paul Low To Quit Mca
Thesun 2009-06-19 Page03 Paul Low To Quit Mca
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Spell out what unity govt means: Mahathir safeguarded so that they can live in harmony. There must
be solidarity, as solidarity is a blessing.” – Bernama
BERNAMAPIX
Nasional is the best system we can Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak.
have in this country. “When you come up with a concept
“If PAS and Umno want to have a or an idea, you must define and spell it
unity government, then on one side out properly. I am not in a position to
there would be a Chinese party and the comment on all this because I am just Traditional welcome ....
other an Indian party. That is not unity.” confused. I cannot comment on very Residents of Manai Nanga San longhouse in Batang Ai, Lubok Antu, welcome Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul
This, he said, would not achieve vague words like this.” Abdul Razak during a meet-the-people session. Najib is on a two-day working visit to Sarawak which ended yesterday.
Suit against NSTP dismissed Students fined discharged after the court found that
the prosecution had failed to establish
Nizar to file leave
with costs RM3,900 each for
illegal assembly
a prima facie case against him.
The defendants were charged
to appeal Court of
Appeal decision
GEORGE TOWN: The High Court yesterday acted responsibly in the publication of the under Section 27(5)(a) of the Police
dismissed with costs a defamation suit article by verifying it with police.” KUALA LUMPUR: Five former PUTRAJAYA: Perak Pakatan
university students were yesterday Act 1967 for taking part in the as- Rakyat Mentri Besar Datuk Seri
brought against the News Straits Times Ghazali also said the articles had con- sembly on June 8, 2001. – Bernama
Press Berhad by prominent businessman veyed to the public that no person is above fined RM3,900 or three months jail Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
Tan Sri Tan Kok Ping at the end of a hearing the law and is subject to the due process of each by a magistrate’s court here will tomorrow file an application
which has dragged on for three years. the law irrespective of his status. after they were found guilty of tak- Celebration for Najib at the Federal Court registry for
Justice Datuk Ghazali Cha, in his In his suit against the NSTP, Tan ing part in an illegal assembly at the PETALING JAYA: The MCA, Associ- leave to appeal a Court of Ap-
written judgment, ordered Tan to pay had named its then chief editor Tan Sri National Mosque eight years ago. ated Chinese Chambers of Com- peal decision declaring Datuk Dr
the costs of the suit including legal fees Abdullah Ahmad as second defendant Magistrate Azniza Mohd Ali im- merce and Industry of Malaysia Zambry Abdul Kadir the rightful
of the defendants. “I have found that and then journalist V. Ramanan as third posed the sentence on Nik Norhafizi (ACCCIM), Hua Zong (Federation mentri besar of Perak.
the defendants have succeeded in their defendant. Nik Ibrahim, 29, Zulkefle Idris, 29, of Chinese Associations of Malay- On May 22, the Court of Appeal
defence of qualified privilege and that the He had claimed that words contained Ahmad Kamal Abdul Hamid, 28, sia) and Malaysian Seven Clans allowed an appeal by Zambry to
impugned articles are therefore immune in articles published on April 5, 2002 in Rafzan Ramli, 32, and Khairul Amal Association will jointly host a cer- set aside a High Court decision
from suit,” he said. NSTP publications – the News Straits Mahmud, 28. emony to celebrate the election declaring Nizar as the legitimate
Ghazali said an ordinary reader of the Times and the Malay Mail – were defama- Norhafizi and Ahmad were then of Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak mentri besar.
articles would not be overly presumptu- tory in nature. students of Universiti Kebangsaan as the sixth prime minister. In reversing the High Court
ous in immediately inferring guilt on the Tan claimed the articles contained Malaysia, Zulkefli of Universiti Te- The celebration, starting decision, it held that the Sultan
part of the plaintiff. words that inferred he was guilty of knologi Malaysia, Rafzan of Universiti at 7.30pm, will be held in the of Perak was right in making
“The impugned articles had merely pro forging a letter used to secure his Teknologi Mara (UiTM), and Khairul of Putrajaya International Conven- enquiries to satisfy himself that
vided an account of police investigations appointment as chairman of the Magnum Universiti Malaya. tion Centre (PICC), Dewan Per- Nizar had ceased to command
into an alleged forged letter, and NSTP had Corporation. Another former UiTM student, Hel- dana, on June 27. For enquiries, the confidence of the majority of
man Sanuddin, 32, was acquitted and call 03-21618044. the state assembly. – Bernama