Dear friends,
When I was distributing national flags to my constituents on 30th August evening at OUG night market, my helper received a call from a party member that the TV news reported that I am being sued for defamation by Tony Tan, a former member and volunteer assistant in my constituency office. I was abit shocked and annoyed to hear that, but I continued to give away flags and I told my members who were with me that we should ignore it.
Neither my lawyer nor I have received the summons till today. May be they have not got the copy of the sealed summons from court.
Just a matter of clarification to what has been reported in the MalayMail, this guy Tony Tan or Tan Chee Chong has never been my executive assistant, but was appointed to be my volunteer assistant after the 2004 general elections. I terminated his services one year therafter due to certain problems attributed to him. It was this act of termination of hisservices that sparked the animosity between two of us, till today.
My Seputeh key leaders and I met with the Ci Yuan Association committee key people after the news came out in papers. They feel sorry for me but they pledged they will give full cooperation to me on my case.
We have had a good dinner session and shared our views with regard to Tony Tan, the guy whom we all have placed our trust in the past. We have felt sorry for his family and children, and thats why we spared legal actionagainst him, which we had contemplated before. However, under the ircumstances it was decided that we should defend ourselves and counter sue him.
This may have to do with the general elections which is approaching.
I will comment further after I have read the statement of claim/summons. Iam not afraid at all as I am speaking the truth and I am holding on to the truth.
Those who stay in glasshouse shall not throw stones — this is my advice .
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 31): A businessman is suing Seputeh MP Teresa Kok of the DAP, two Chinese dailies and their editor-in-chief for defaming him in two news articles accusing him of misappropriating public funds.
Tan Chee Chong, 42, said Kok, China Press Bhd, Sin Chew Media Corp Bhd and their respective editors-in-chief had libelled him in the articles published on July 16.
Tan claimed that the defendants had portrayed him as a thief and a person with serious financial problems who misled the public into believing that he was an agent of the DAP or the Ci Yuan Association before cheating them of their money. He claims that the allegations against him were false and the articles were also on Kok’s website.
Tan is seeking general and aggravated damages as well as an injunction to stop the defendants from repeating the libel.
Dear YB,
if u have a solid leg to stand on, you should not be worried. What I do worry is that some people may use this pending case against u in the GE in whatever way possible.
can our courts hear this quickly and resolve it cleanly? I bet not since it comes to surface that some judge do not write a judgement for 30 years and beyond.
Dear Teresa,
2 colleagues & I were sued for defamation in 1982 when we were all TAR College lecturers.
We were Lecturers’ Union ExCo members who stepped on someone’s toes.
Without going into details, I just would like to say that as a Christian, I just stand on the Bible verse Luke 18:1 & prayed until 1989 when the plaintiff decided that the civil suit be called off & each side paid for our own lawyers.
Hope you trust God to see this suit through by praying & ask your church brothers & sisters to back you up in prayer.
Thank you & God bless you in various ways.
Dear YB,
Kindly take note that your defammation case has just been found in the e-FORUM of the Community in Kawasan Parlimen Seputeh. It is reckon that this even would be widely discussed among the folks in the community.
Please do visit http://www.eseputeh.com asap, in order to have a better understanding of their opinion about the plaintif and your situation.
The below listed news clipping was the one transferred from the eFORUM. I wonder what they are up to. Generally, the supporters are in the dark about what actually is going on.
士布爹区大新闻 － 国会议员被起诉诽谤
发表于 : 07年9月4日
士布爹社区大新闻
(转载报章新闻)
东方日报 2007年8月31日 星期5 全国新闻版 第A18 页
标题： 保健商人入禀高庭 诉郭素沁2报章
（吉隆坡30日讯） 一名保健批发商不满士布爹社区国会议员郭素沁公开通过报章对他指责，今日入禀高庭起诉郭素沁和两家华文报章诽谤。
商人陈志聪（42岁）是郭素沁的前义务助理和古仔再也花园慈缘宫前总务，他在诉状中把郭素沁，《中国报》总编辑张映坤，《中国报》，《星洲日报》总编辑卜亚烈和星洲媒体集团列为答辩人，但起诉人把索偿数额交由高庭裁决。
起诉人指出，郭素沁通过新闻发布会对他作出虚假的指责，这些言论刊登在今年7月6日雪隆版C4和今年7月16日《星洲日报》雪隆版。
两篇文章标题分别是 [ 郭素沁: 任助理曾募捐 骗财指责非首次 ] 和
[郭素沁: 行为为不符行动党 停止陈志聪义务助理职位 ] 文章具有诽谤涵义。
诉状指出，文章影射起诉人是小偷，不诚实或乔装成民主行动党或慈缘宫的代理，骗取社会大众的捐款。
此外，诉状说，文章影射起诉人，欺骗了行动党和慈缘宫的金钱及起诉人面对严重的财务危机。起诉人指出，文章获得显著报导，郭素沁拿着信贷情报服务私人有限公司记录和起诉人照片，并允许媒体摄下这画面。
Hi, Will continue to stand firm with you against all adversaries. Lets fight all intimidation and dirty tricks.
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Dear YB,
As you are busy on more important works in your constituentcy, others are posting freely about some things which you may been keen to understand further.
Listed below is a series of items that could affect you as an MP of Kawasan Parlimen Seputeh.
Kindly read this article transferred from the e-Forum, and perhaps, you could form a certain opinion.
Thanks and Regards
Care4U
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发表者 : 小美* 发表于 : 07年8月25日at http://www.eseputeh.com
以下是Seputeh人整整三十年都没有shopping到的名单，因为DAP的YB：
１。没有争取到任何华小，反而让它少了一间华小，尊孔已划入Bukit Bintang区。
２。没有捍卫沙拉秀新村人的权益，无法为他们争取地契，让他们自生自灭。
３。没有顾虑到新村的地理范围已经缩小了。合法的木屋和非法的木屋，再加上合法的工厂和非法的工厂，全被拆除了，剩余数量愈来愈少。
３。没有阻挡过任何收费大道计划横跨本区，任由政府为所欲为。
４。没有提议过建立完善的休闲公园来法惠及人民。BukitJalil和Tasik Permaisuri公园，全不在本区。
５。没有考虑过要人民争取，建立任何免费的政府医院，让本区人民受苦受气。
６。没有想到要建立警察局，让罪案继续泛滥。（马华只争取到一间，即将建于大城堡）。
７。没有为小贩们争取建立大巴刹，让他们受苦。（马华只争取到一间，位于沙拉秀新村）。
８。没有为小贩们争取过，或提过要建立任何小贩中心，来安顿在路边无牌营业的他们。
９。没有捍卫到非法神庙和佛堂们的利益，让膜拜者或信徒们安心。
１０。没有想过要成立任何清寒慈善基金，以利弱势居民。
１１。没有考虑过要设立任何监督系统，来控垃圾收集问题。
１２。没有和市政府建立任何有效沟管道，来有效解决民生问题，以让自己有课题可以玩弄，来煽动民心。
１３。没有监督过市政府所有发展规划，任马来官员们为所欲为，以方便为自己制造政治课题。
１４。没有汇集专才，来提供市政府任何行政建议，如：如何改善本区交通系通，共同解决交通拥挤问题。
１５。没有诚心诚意为民服务，以民为本的心态来问政。充其量，只为自己－－把国会议员一职，当为职业，而非任务。
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Parliament is in session and while I am too tied down to have time to respond to cyber snipings, rest assure they won’t escape the eyes of our legal team.