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Rahim Tamby Cik withdraws case against DAP
 

Press  Statement
by DAP National Headquarters

(Petaling Jaya, Tuesday): Former Malacca Chief Minister, Tan Sri Rahim Tamby Chik this morning  withdrew his defamation suit against the DAP in connection with the DAP book “Lim Guan Eng – MP in Jail” and  the Sympathy, Support and Solidarity with Lim Guan Eng Poster after DAP defence counsel Karpal Singh read out the following  statement by and on behalf of the DAP. There was no order as to costs in the consent settlement.

 

Statement by the Democratic Action Party 

We, the Democratic Action Party, hereby refer to the Book published by us entitled “Lim Guan Eng – MP in Jail” (“Book”) and to the Poster (“Poster”) campaign which we embarked on relating to the Plaintiff, Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Bin Datuk Tamby Chik, and we hereby make the following statements: 

(1)   We must stress we made the allegations relating to Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Bin Datuk Tamby Chik contained in the Book and Poster as we believed them to be true at the material time based on the statements made by Pendek binti Amhad to Mr Lim Guan Eng and by Noryati Binti Mohamad Yusop and ACP Mok at the High Court, Melaka, in Criminal Trial Nos: 45-2-1995 and 45-3-1995 (Pendakwa Raya v Lim Guan Eng). 

(2)   However, in view of subsequent events, in particular 

a)      the retraction of the allegations by Noryati Binti Mohamad Yusop under oath by way of a Statutory Declaration; and

b)      the fact that similar allegations made by Time Magazine and Asiaweek have resulted in an apology being given to Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Bin Datuk Tamby Chik; 

We now realize that the basis for the allegations we made against Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Bin Datuk Tamby Chik in the Book and Poster no longer exists and in view of this, the said allegations are wholly unfounded. 

(3)   Accordingly we acknowledge that these unfortunate events have caused all parties concerned, including Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Bin Datuk Tamby Chik and family, great distress and anguish.

                                                                                  (21st October 2003)

(21/10/2003)

*  DAP National Headquarters