KUALA LUMPUR: The Chief Syariah Court Judge of Malaysia has filed a defamation suit against a former Umno supreme council member relating to the alleged lewd acts by the former.
Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar, 54, through Tetuan Akberdin & Co filed the suit against Datuk Lokman Noor Adam, 49, at the High Court here on Monday.
According to the statement of claim, Na'im as a plaintiff claimed that the defendant had defamed him by making those statements during two Facebook live posts between Jan 10 and Jan 13.
Na'im claimed that Lokman also uploaded the live broadcast on his Youtube on Jan 10 and Jan 14, respectively.
"The defendant later uploaded three defamatory posts against him on the defendant's Facebook on Jan 11 and Jan 13," the statement said.
Na'im who is also Syariah Judiciary Department Director-General claimed the posting depicted him as not being a credible leader to set a good example to the community.
The plaintiff also claimed that the posting had tarnished the Syariah Judiciary Department's image and institution.
"The defendant had published the statement with intention to spread it to local and foreign media agencies.
"The defamatory statements have tarnished the plaintiff's reputation, dignity, and degraded his status in the eyes of the public," claimed the statement.
Na'im is seeking a court order for the defendant to take down the video and posts as well as an injunction to restrain the defendant from republishing the posts.
The plaintiff is also seeking a total of RM30 million in general, exemplary, aggravated, and punitive damages, and other relief deemed fit by the court.
The case management has been fixed before Judge Datuk Rozana Ali Yusoff tomorrow.
On Jan 12, Na'im lodged a report against Lokman at the Ampang police station, accusing the latter of spreading slander and committing criminal defamation against him.
In his report, Naim denied the accusations against him and said it was all orchestrated by certain individuals out to oust him from his position.
He said the issue first surfaced on Dec 11, 2021, when a woman lodged a report against him, making all kinds of wild claims.
"As a matter of fact, I counterlodged a report the very next day and called on the police to investigate the false report by the woman.
"I also made it clear in my report that it was all orchestrated by certain individuals who wanted to get rid of me as they were after my post," Naim said, adding he had also given the names of the individuals concerned to the police.
The controversy surrounding the senior judge became the talk of town after the allegations against him were uploaded in the Facebook posting.
Police have since said they were conducting further investigations into the judge's case following the latest allegations by the married woman.
In her report, the 57-year-old woman claimed the judge had gone to her house close to midnight in August 2020 to visit her bedridden husband.
In her report, which was only lodged in December 2021, she claimed the judge later asked for permission to use the master bedroom to perform his prayers.
However she became concerned when he remained there for a long time and decided to check on him, only to discover him lying naked on her bed.
She alleged that as he was leaving her house at 3am the following morning, he remarked that she was beautiful and had strong faith, despite his actions earlier.
