Blogger sues Nga over withdrawal of statement

IPOH: Sekupang Dua blogger Ahmad Suffian Yahya is suing Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming over the latter’s statement in his web portal alleging that he had withdrawn his statement in court over defamatory remarks made against Nga.

Ahmad Suffian denied that he had retracted his statement and allegations against the state DAP secretary, adding that Nga’s statement was baseless.

“I believe that Nga has an intention to hurt my reputation as a blogger,” he said here yesterday.

“Nga’s statement was as if the court had decided that the article in my blog was libellous against him while the court also did not adjudge the article as such,” he said.

He said a statement made by Nga on www.ngakorming.com dated Sept 12 had read “Blogger UMNO tarik balik segala kenyataan fitnah & (UMNO Blogger retracts all his libellous statements &)”.

Last week, it was reported that Ahmad Suffian had given Nga 24 hours to retract his statement that the former had pleaded guilty and withdrawn his statement at the Ipoh High Court over claims that Nga had misused his power over a tailoring contract in 2008.

Ahmad Suffian also pointed out that on June 22, an agreement was made between him and Nga that he would retract his counter-claim after Nga withdrew his RM10mil suit against him.