Submitting in Yeoh’s appeal from the dismissal of her defamation lawsuit, counsel Razlan Hadri Zulkifli said Musa had failed to produce any documentary evidence, despite previously insisting he would do so at trial.

“The respondent (Musa) sought to explain that he tried to apply for the documents but the police had allegedly denied his request.

“However, there are no documents, no letters either by himself or by his solicitors, no emails, no texts or WhatsApp messages to support his claim that he had sought those documents.

“In other words, it was just a mere assertion,” he said.

He said Musa had also made no attempt to subpoena any officer from the police or home ministry to corroborate his remarks.

Razlan contended that Musa’s statement could not be treated as fair comment, calling it “spurious, unsubstantiated and grossly unfair”.

Musa himself had conceded that none of the alleged intelligence documents referred to Yeoh specifically, the lawyer added.

At the conclusion of the hearing, a three-member bench, comprising Justices Azimah Omar, Choo Kah Sing and Shahnaz Sulaiman, deferred their decision and fixed next Wednesday for the appeal for case management.

Both Yeoh and Musa were present in court.

Musa was represented by lawyer Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz, with Ambiga Sreenevasan, Sangeet Kaur Deo and Lim Wei Jiet also appearing for the youth and sports minister.

On Dec 23, 2024, the High Court dismissed the defamation suit brought by Yeoh against Musa over remarks alleging she was seeking to turn Malaysia into a “Christian nation”.

Judicial Commissioner Arziah Apandi ruled that Yeoh had failed to prove her claim on a balance of probabilities.

The suit stemmed from Musa’s speech at a Universiti Teknologi Mara forum on Jan 30, 2020, where he allegedly claimed that an unnamed group with links to DAP was attempting to destroy Islam.

He also allegedly claimed that Yeoh had authored a book with the intention of turning Malaysia into a Christian country.