Lawyer Meor Hafiz Salehan, representing Naik said the date was set by Court of Appeal deputy registrar Radzilawatee Abdul Rahman during the case management proceeding which was held virtually today.

On Aug 10 last year, Naik filed an appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision on July 23, which allowed Raveentharan’s application because the defendant named in the suit, as well as witnesses to be called to testify, are from Penang.

On Dec 12, 2019, Naik had filed a suit against Raveentharan, claiming that the former assemblyman had uploaded five defamatory statements on Facebook between Oct 13 and 17 the same year.

In the statement of claim, Naik stated that five statements were made with malice, hatred and envy without first confirming the matter with him.

He claimed that Raveentharan, through the postings, had depicted him as a malicious individual and as a threat to the country’s security, peace and harmony.

Naik claimed the five statements were entirely baseless, not true, fabricated and false.

Therefore, he is seeking an order to compel the defendant to remove the defamatory statements from the websites, social media and all related media, as well as general, aggravated, exemplary damages and compensation, and other relief deemed fit by the court.