Hadi Sarawak Report Uk Court
Hadi Admits Case Was Political - No Longers Cares To Fight For His Reputation In UK.
Hadi sarawak report uk court. Hadi filed his defamation suit at the London High Court following an article Rewcastle Brown wrote which Sarawak Report published on Aug 6 2017. It seems that the issues that were such a stain on Hadis character that he was driven to sue Sarawak Report in a UK court no longer matter. She asked the court for an extension of time but the judge rejected her application.
On April 21 Hadi filed a defamation suit against Sarawak Report at the High Court in London. Hadi sued the Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle Brown over an article that alleged PAS received RM90 million as part of Najibs attempt to woo PAS ahead of the last general election. PAS said it will file legal proceedings against Sarawak Report within a month over an.
Hadi filed his defamation suit at the London High Court following an article Rewcastle Brown wrote which Sarawak Report published on Aug 6 2017. Abdul Hadi filed the suit in a London court on April 21 seeking damages and an injunction order over an article published on the Sarawak Report website in August last year. In the event the settlement payment was placed in escrow with Sarawak Reports Malaysian lawyer to be released to Sarawak Report the moment that the court order withdrawing Hadis English case was stamped and sealed.
Clare Rewcastle Brown aka. PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has decided to settle his defamation suit in UK against whistleblower website Sarawak Report out of court. Hadi sued Rewcastle-Brown in London over a 2016 Sarawak Report article which claimed prime minister Najib Abdul Razak channelled RM90 million to PAS leaders to ensure their support in the 14th general election.
Hence Sarawak Report took the approach seriously and eventually agreed to settle if its fees were largely covered. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE. PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has agreed to withdraw his defamation suit against whistleblower Sarawak Report editor Claire Rewcastle Brown.
Despite going the distance of suing the Briton in the UK. Pleading under oath in his statement to the London High Court in April 2018 Hadi pitifully described the hurt it would cause him not to be able to defend his hard won reputation in the English court. Modified 13 Aug 2016 320 am.
He admits that the case was all about PASs political manoeuvring and not about his reputation in the first. The case will therefore proceed in. However accusing the PAS President of bribery has backfired as Clare Rewcastle-Brown did not anticipate Haidi Awang asking his lawyers to bring her to court over her claim.
Sarawak Report sought security for costs against Hadi because he is a foreign plaintiff with no assets in the UK. Sarawak Report failed to file her defence to prove that Najib Razak paid Hadi Awang RM90 million at 400pm UK time yesterday 30th August 2017. Sarawak Report argued that if the libel suit is dismissed it cannot recover the costs against Hadi in Malaysia because of the perceived lack of judicial independence and possible political intervention in the case.
SE Asia News -PETALING JAYA THE STARASIA NEWS NETWORK - The London High Court has ordered Sarawak Report to pay 28900 S52755 in costs in its case against PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi. It seems Hadi is in London to meet his lawyer to prepare for his case against Clare that is due to be heard in court next month and Ben who is very close to Clare is trying to provoke Hadi into saying or doing something that can be used against him in court. He was responding the Sarawak Reports.
Sarawak Report agreed to Hadis condition that. The article alleged that the PAS president personally received a large sum of cash from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in exchange for the Islamist party to compromise on its political stand on certain issues. Sarawak Report said it faces expensive legal fees in filing its defence against Hadis suit.
A claim which she failed to prove. KUALA LUMPUR Feb 13 PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang said he is unperturbed by the taunts of Sarawak Report SR editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown whom he had sued for defamation before withdrawing the lawsuit. Hadi is suing Sarawak Report article which suggested that Prime Minister Najib Razak had channelled RM90 million to PAS an allegation which the Islamist party has denied.
CLARE REWCASTLE BROWN Below for the purposes of accuracy is the Court Summary of Sarawak Reports Defence and Counterclaim against Hadi Awang in the UK. Faiz has linked this episode to Hadis suit against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle Brown. Sarawak Report wanted Malays to think that if the Prime Minister is accused of taking 1MDB money and PAS President Hadi Awang accepts illegal 1MDB money then he is also tainted.
He is happy to unite with Najib despite 1MDB. However Sarawak Report only agreed to the UK court order to drop Hadis case on condition its costs were paid. You can also read the full 55 page defence on this link and Hadis initial suit on this link.
Published 13 Aug 2016 1235 am. Hadi sued Rewcastle-Brown for libel in London on April 21 2017 over a Sarawak Report article alleging that PAS received RM90 million to ensure the partys support for BN and Umno.
