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Lawsuit (SLAPP)

27 Mar 2024

Sivaranjani Manickam - Parti Sosialis Malaysia (Malaysian Socialist Party)

Status: ONGOING

Date lawsuit was filed
27 Mar 2024
Date accuracy
All Correct
Sivaranjani Manickam
Criminal
Male
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (Malaysian Socialist Party)
Political party or group
Lawsuits: SLAPPs
Legal claims: Defamation
Lawsuit Brought By: Company
Target: Individual
Location of Filing: Malaysia
Location of Incident: Malaysia
Beaks Malaysia Construction

Sources

On 27 March 2024, construction company Beaks and its subsidiary Suria Harmoni filed a defamation case against news outlet Malaysiakini, Sivaranjani Manickam, and Michael Jeyakumar Devarak (in their capacity as Chairman of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (Malaysian Socialist Party) in Malaysia. The lawsuit came after Parti Sosialis Malaysia filed a police case in connection with the arrest of three migrant workers who refused to withdraw labour complaints made against Beaks. On 12 March 2024, six Bangladeshi workers filed a complaint with the police, alleging their employer, construction company Beaks, had confiscated their passports and not provided them with promised jobs or salaries. The company claimed that the allegations against them were untrue. On 2 April, the company obtained an ex parte injunction that was then denied by the Shah Alam High Court on 19th April and ordered the company to pay damages.

We invited the company to respond; it did. Rejoinders from the Malaysian Socialist Party are also available below.

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