Former Perak menteri besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin was awarded RM250,000 by the High Court in by Kuala Lumpur today as damages in his suit against Utusan Malaysia over the WWW1 car number plate issue.
Lawyer Fitri Asmuni confirmed that Nizar has been awarded general and exemplary damages after judge Rosnani Saub found Utusan liable for defamation and awarded the sum as damages.
"However, Justice Rosnani did not award aggravated damages," Asmuni said when contacted.
The court also ordered Utusan Malaysia to pay RM30,000 in costs.
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