Philips’ lawyer Meor Amir Meor Omar Baki said his client had agreed to pay the controversial speaker based on a consent judgment on Jan 19.
“The amount was fully paid on Jan 29,” he added.
Zamihan had previously filed an application to compel Philips to pay security costs for the lawsuit.
The demand is usually made when a foreigner files a lawsuit and the defendant cannot obtain costs if the suit is dismissed.
Amir said High Court judge Justice Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim had fixed July 31 to Aug 2 to hear the lawsuit.
He said Philips may be calling international witnesses to testify.
Philips filed the RM1 million lawsuit in September last year after Zamihan alleged in a Facebook post that the Canadian was an “international terrorism supporter”.
In his defence, Zamihan said the statement on Philips’ involvement in terrorist-linked activities was sourced from news reports that appeared in the National Post and The Guardian, as well as from the police.
Zamihan alleged Philips was banned from entering several countries such as Germany, Britain, Denmark and Kenya.
Besides Philips, Zamihan also criticised the Johor Sultan on the Muslim-only laundrette issue and made derogatory remarks about the hygiene of Chinese Malaysians.
He was arrested for sedition but subsequently released on police bail.
Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar described Zamihan as an “empty tin can without any brains” while Selangor’s Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah revoked his teaching credentials.
Zamihan also recently criticised former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for making a political comeback, saying an old man who had been in power for 22 years should instead enrol in a madrasah and spend time in prayer.
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