Siti Kasim awarded RM160k in damages over arrest
Justice Su Tiang Joo ordered the defendants to pay RM100,000 in exemplary damages, RM60,000 in aggravated damages and RM100,000 in legal costs to the plaintiff, reported Bernama.
The court held that Siti Kasim, whose full name is Siti Zabedah Kasim, had proven on the balance of probabilities that she was wrongfully arrested and falsely imprisoned by two Jawi officers after exiting the ballroom of the hotel where the event was held.
'In my considered view, there was misfeasance in public office by the defendants in conducting a raid and apprehending a participant at a state event, without ensuring the lawful exercise of their powers, thereby causing unnecessary fear and discomfort,' the judge said.
Siti Kasim filed the suit in September 2019, where she claimed false imprisonment, misfeasance in public office and a violation of her constitutional right to personal liberty under the Federal Constitution.
She maintained that she had not obstructed any officer and was merely carrying out her duties as a legal practitioner.
On Aug 21, 2020, the Magistrate's Court here acquitted and discharged Siti Kasim of the charge of obstructing public servants, ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case under Section 186 of the Penal Code.
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