ALOR STAR: The High Court today ordered blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin to pay RM2 million to Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) vice-chancellor, Tan Sri Dr Nordin Kardi in general damages over an article he posted on his website 'Malaysia Today' two years ago.
Deputy High Court Registrar Priscilla Gengadaran also ordered Raja Petra to pay RM2 million to the university over the article which appeared on the website on Dec 16, 2006.
Raja Petra and two defendants did not defend themselves and they also failed to appoint counsel.
Nordin, the first plaintiff, and UUM, the second plaintiff, had filed a defamation suit against Raja Petra (first defendant) and three others -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (second defendant), chief editor of the opposition party's organ, Suara Keadilan (third defendant) and editor of the bulletin (fourth defendant) -- on Feb 25 last year.
Nordin and UUM claimed that Raja Petra and the three other defendants had published the libellous article with intention to tarnish his and UUM's good name and integrity.
The article "Dato' Dr Nordin Kardi Ciplak Karya Saya? Mohon Penjelasan..." (Dato' Dr Nordin Kardi plagiarises my works? Please explain...) was first published in Raja Petra's website, 'Malaysia Today', on Dec 16, 2006.
The article authored by Muhtar Haji Suhaili had claimed his works "Mahasiswa dan Tanggugjawab Menguruskan Kejayaan" (Graduands and the Responsibility in Managing Success) was plagiarised by a person who had used the name Dato' Nordin Kardi.
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