Items seized from Jamal’s home to be auctioned on June 22

PETALING JAYA: A total of 14 items seized from the home of Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Yunos earlier this year will be auctioned on June 22 to recover outstanding payments in a defamation suit filed by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok.

A writ of seizure was issued against Jamal after he failed to settle more than RM66,000 in legal costs awarded in a defamation suit filed by Kok.

Kok’s lawyer, SN Nair, said the High Court today dismissed the interpleader applications filed by Jamal’s son and brother-in-law, who had claimed ownership of the seized items.

They were ordered to pay a total of RM10,000 in costs.

“There is no longer any impediment to the execution proceedings,” Nair said.

In 2022, the High Court ordered Jamal to pay more than RM300,000 in damages, along with costs, to Kok.

Jamal had deposited RM300,000 into a stakeholder’s account pending an appeal, but an outstanding sum of RM66,061.65, comprising costs and interest, remained unpaid.

Kok subsequently filed the writ of seizure to recover the balance.