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Andy Hall ordered to pay RM500,000 for defaming recruitment director

Malaysia Times desk Original: Free Malaysia Today 8/13 17:50 X
Andy Hall ordered to pay RM500,000 for defaming recruitment director
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The migrant rights activist was also ordered to pay RM100,000 in costs and apologise to R Muthusamy.

From the original report

Judicial commissioner Noradura Hamzah ruled that R Muthusamy, director of Embun Karisma Resources, had proven his case against Hall, who was not present in court to defend himself.

Muthusamy, represented by GK Sritharan and Chai Yi Ng, was the sole witness for the plaintiff in the hearing of the two suits, which were consolidated.

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Free Malaysia Today
Originally published
Aug 13, 2026
Updated here
Aug 15, 2026
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