Shafee can appeal dismissal of defamation suit against Malaysian Bar, 3 others

Senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah can appeal to the Federal Court over the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against the Malaysian Bar and three others relating to his conduct as deputy public prosecutor in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's Sodomy II appeal.

This follows a decision today by the Federal Court three-member bench led by Court of Appeal president Rohana Yusuf in granting leave to Muhammad Shafee to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision...