The absurdness of the Dr Siti Mastura defamation case
Siti wasn’t the biggest loser
One of Malaysia’s absurd stories - all losers
Yesterday December 4 the Georgetown High Court ruled in favour of 3 DAP stalwarts in a defamation case brought by them against PAS MP Dr Siti Mastura.
In what could be described as an absurd rant, Siti tried to connect Lim Kit Siang, his son Lim Guan Eng, and Teresa Kok to the deceased Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) leader Chin Peng. The DAP trio brought Siti to court with a defamation action and won the case with damages. Lim Kit Sian was awarded RM300,000, Lim Guan Eng RM250,000, and Seputeh MP Teresa Kok RM200,000, a total of RM750,000.
Public figures would usually hold such comments in the same vain they were said in. The comments reflect more upon the stupidity of Dr Siti, rather than defame any of the DAP trio, who are evergreen politicians. Siti’s rant was just too silly to be taken seriously.
However, the DAP trio thought the need to take legal action in a way ‘grifters’ after a quick buck would.
Personally, I feel being acquainted with Chin Peng would be an honour. Chin Peng fought the Japanese when they occupied Malaya and then went on to fight the British colonials. Wow! I would wear a T-shirt with his name on it any day. Chin Peng is Malaysia’s answer to Che Guevara.
Chin Peng fighting British colonialism.
There was nothing in the case to show the DAP trio had any moral high-ground. Rather the court proceedings against Siti just showed up DAP pettiness. It reinforced the stereotype of the DAP with the Malay heartland.
The DAP is the biggest loser.
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If Siti had done her homework, she could have very easily proved that her statement about Kit Siang had the defence of truth to it.
Leaked CIA documents relating to their hunt for Jim Thomson, an American spy living in Thailand in the 1960s' who disappeared in 1965, believed to have been kidnapped in the Cameron Highlands, made copious reference to Lim Kit Siang who the CIA believed was connected to Chin Peng the terrorist.
Taking that a step further it could have been argued that all Chinese at the time of Chin Pengs terrorist fury against the Malays were considerd by none other than Lee Kuan Yew, the British and Malay government to be communist sympathizers including of the families of people like Robert Kwok and several other Chinese towkays in Malaysia.
The Chinese wore one face as free marketers an therefore people of a democratic bent whilst on the other hand like Wiliam Kwok (Robert's brother) they were more than card carrying members of that terrorist organization which Chin Peng Led.
I disagree. The biggest loser is the stupidest MP who by not researching properly the facts simply accuse without reason of communist connection. Serves her right the punishment because MPs should be role model in doing what is right before simply attack people without evidence