Founder and editor of the Sarawak Report, Clare Rewcastle-Brown, has filed an appeal against the two-year prison sentence imposed by the Kuala Terengganu magistrate's court for her defamation conviction involving the Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah.
Sarawak Report founder and editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown will seek to set aside the two-year jail sentence imposed by the Kuala Terengganu magistrates’ court for criminal defamation against Sultanah Nur Zahirah.
Sarawak Report founder and editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has been sentenced to two years in jail by the Kuala Terengganu magistrates court for committing criminal defamation against Sultanah Terengganu Nur Zahirah.
It is not uncommon for politicians to face defamation lawsuits. Politicians frequently make unwarranted claims, especially against their opponents, during election campaigns and public speeches, which can often lead to legal proceedings.
