Court to withdraw bankruptcy proceedings after Papagomo settles suit

The High Court is set to withdraw the bankruptcy proceedings against controversial blogger Papagomo (pic) after he coughed up over RM900,000 in damages to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for defamation. Papagomo, whose real name is Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, paid RM951,260.27 before High Court deputy registrar Husna Dzulkifli in chambers.

Issue

Defamation lawsuit [Anwar Ibrahim v. Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris]
Defamation suit on politicians over various accusations.

Directly implicated parties

Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris
UMNO Youth member known by his blog name of Papagomo

Indirectly implicated parties

Anwar Ibrahim
Dato' Seri Haji Anwar bin Ibrahim is the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He is a Malaysian politician is the Opposition Leader since May 2020 and the President of the People's Justice Party since November 2018. Previously he served as Finance Minister from 1991 until 1998.

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The Star,  (05 Dec, 2017).  Court to withdraw bankruptcy proceedings after Papagomo settles suit.  Retrieved 30 Jan, 2021,  from https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/12/05/anwar-gets-rm900000-court-to-withdraw-bankruptcy-proceedings-after-papagomo-settles-suit/

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