Nalla told to prove Anwar received RM60mil kickback
Hafiz YatimPublished: Nov 16, 2009 9:30 AM | Updated: Nov 16, 2009 9:34 AM
The Kuala Lumpur High Court has instructed Malaysian Indian United Party president KS Nallakaruppan to furnish proof of his allegations that Anwar Ibrahim had received RM60 million from a gaming company.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court has instructed Malaysian Indian United Party president KS Nallakaruppan to furnish proof of his allegations that Anwar Ibrahim had received RM60 million from a gaming company.
Justice Zabariah Mohd Yusof today rejected Nallakaruppan's appeal over a deputy registrar's decision on Aug 28. The decision compelled him to provide particulars of persons and details of the alleged transaction.
Nallakaruppan (left) had made the claim at a ceramah and Anwar subsequently filed a RM50 million suit against his former tennis partner.
Sankara Nair, acting for Anwar with Wan Anuar Wan Syahadat, said that following today's court decision, Nallakaruppan has 14 days to provide the particulars to his client.
“Failure to do so will result in Anwar applying to strike out Nallakaruppan's defence with the view of judgment being entered against him,” he said.
Zabariah also dismissed Nallakaruppan's application for a stay, and ruled that he bear the cost of his appeal application.
Nallakaruppan, when contacted, said he has yet to get information about the ruling and therefore could not comment on the matter.
Anwar had on March 19 submitted an application for Nallakaruppan to provide details of the allegation including the place and time of the alleged transaction, and the name of the intermediary who allegedly acted between them.
He said the particulars were necessary for him to prepare his case, as Nallakaruppan 's defence was too general in nature and should be relevant to the issues at hand.
Grounds of suit
At a ceramah in Permatang Pauh on Aug 23, 2008, Nallakaruppan claimed he had handed RM60 million from a gaming company personally to Anwar in 1998 for an undisclosed purpose.
He alleged that Anwar had approved many gambling licences and four-digit lottery shops when he was the finance minister and deputy prime minister.
In his suit filed against Nallakaruppan on Aug 25 last year, Anwar said the claims meant that he (Anwar) was corrupt, insincere and had committed offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1997.
The suit also declared that in making the statement, Nallakaruppan had implied Anwar has low morals and is not a good Muslim.
Nallakarupan, he further said, had acted mala fide (with bad intent) in making the allegation, thereby hurting his reputation as it was published in the local and international media.
Anwar is seeking RM50 million in damages along with aggravated and exemplary damages.
Justice Zabariah Mohd Yusof today rejected Nallakaruppan's appeal over a deputy registrar's decision on Aug 28. The decision compelled him to provide particulars of persons and details of the alleged transaction.Nallakaruppan (left) had made the claim at a ceramah and Anwar subsequently filed a RM50 million suit against his former tennis partner.
Sankara Nair, acting for Anwar with Wan Anuar Wan Syahadat, said that following today's court decision, Nallakaruppan has 14 days to provide the particulars to his client.
“Failure to do so will result in Anwar applying to strike out Nallakaruppan's defence with the view of judgment being entered against him,” he said.
Zabariah also dismissed Nallakaruppan's application for a stay, and ruled that he bear the cost of his appeal application.
Nallakaruppan, when contacted, said he has yet to get information about the ruling and therefore could not comment on the matter.
Anwar had on March 19 submitted an application for Nallakaruppan to provide details of the allegation including the place and time of the alleged transaction, and the name of the intermediary who allegedly acted between them.
He said the particulars were necessary for him to prepare his case, as Nallakaruppan 's defence was too general in nature and should be relevant to the issues at hand.
Grounds of suit
At a ceramah in Permatang Pauh on Aug 23, 2008, Nallakaruppan claimed he had handed RM60 million from a gaming company personally to Anwar in 1998 for an undisclosed purpose.
He alleged that Anwar had approved many gambling licences and four-digit lottery shops when he was the finance minister and deputy prime minister.In his suit filed against Nallakaruppan on Aug 25 last year, Anwar said the claims meant that he (Anwar) was corrupt, insincere and had committed offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1997.
The suit also declared that in making the statement, Nallakaruppan had implied Anwar has low morals and is not a good Muslim.
Nallakarupan, he further said, had acted mala fide (with bad intent) in making the allegation, thereby hurting his reputation as it was published in the local and international media.
Anwar is seeking RM50 million in damages along with aggravated and exemplary damages.
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