The Court of Appeal today dismissed the appeal by Kepala Batas MP Siti Mastura Muhammad against the Penang High Court's decision ordering her to pay damages, including costs, totalling RM825,000 for defaming three DAP leaders by linking them to Communist Party of Malaya leader, Chin Peng.

A three-member bench led by Ahmad Kamal Shahid, sitting with Evrol Mariette Peters and Latifah Tahar, dismissed the appeal by Siti Mastura (above) after finding that it was without merit.

Delivering the unanimous decision, Ahmad Kamal said the court affirmed the entirety of the High Court’s judgment delivered on...