KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — The High Court today dismissed an application by Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, to stay the execution of a judgment ordering him to pay RM280,000 in damages to former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his son.
Judge Roslan Mat Nor, in dismissing the application, ruled that the defendant had failed to establish any special circumstances warranting a stay of execution pending the disposal of his appeal, which was filed on June 2.
“The defendant claimed that he would succeed in his appeal and that the appeal would be rendered academic if the judgment sum was paid now. The defendant also contended that he would face bankruptcy proceedings if the plaintiffs executed the judgment.
“These reasons do not assist the court in exercising its discretion to grant a stay,” he said, and ordered Wan Muhammad Azri to pay RM5,000 in costs.
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