MCMC's defamation suit against Chegubard settled through mediation
Terms of the settlement will be recorded at the Seremban High Court on Aug 10.
SEREMBAN – A defamation suit filed by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and its chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din against political activist Chegubard has been settled out of court through mediation.
Chegubard, whose real name is Badrul Hisham Shaharin, said both plaintiffs agreed to resolve the case out of court today.
The suit was filed at the Seremban High Court on May 14, 2025 over a posting on Chegubard's Facebook account.
Lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, who represented Chegubard, said the plaintiffs and Chegubard as defendant agreed to seek a resolution through a mediation session held today.
"In fact, the trial had already been fixed for four days, from Aug 10 to 13, at the Seremban High Court.
"However, both parties were directed to the Mediation Centre to see whether they could find common ground and a settlement. Alhamdulillah, today the parties agreed," he told reporters at the Seremban Court Complex here today. (Quote translated from Malay.)
The suit concerned a Facebook posting by Chegubard which, among others, read: "Salim Fateh Din is the MCMC chairman. We know how MCMC has become a donkey for the regime while at the same time issues of online fraud, gambling and prostitution are rampant and appear to be left unchecked. MCMC has become a donkey, a political tool of the regime." (Quote translated from Malay.)
Muhammad Rafique said the agreed terms will be recorded at the Seremban High Court on Aug 10 before Judge Mohamad Haldar Abdul Aziz.
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