Jamal pays Kok RM66,600, auction called off
Umno leader Jamal Yunos has paid RM66,600 to settle an outstanding defamation judgment debt owed to Seputeh MP Teresa Kok. Consequently, a scheduled public auction of his seized assets has been called off pending the clearance of the payment.
Why it matters
This resolution marks the end of a high-profile legal enforcement action involving a prominent Malaysian politician and a defamation suit.
Share Teresa Kok’s lawyer says the auction proceedings will be cancelled once the cheque is cleared. Umno leader Jamal Yunos was previously ordered to pay more than RM300,000 in damages and costs to Seputeh MP Teresa Kok after he was found to have defamed her. PETALING JAYA : Monday’s scheduled public auction of 14 items seized from Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Yunos’s home has been called off after he made a RM66,600 payment to settle an outstanding judgment debt owed to Seputeh MP Teresa Kok. Kok’s lawyer, SN Nair, said Jamal tendered a banker’s cheque amounting to RM66,600 to Kok at about 5pm yesterday.
The report provides a factual account of legal proceedings and financial settlement without editorializing.
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