KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 -- Khairy Jamaluddin has reportedly welcomed the High Court's decision awarding him RM2.5 million in damages from preacher Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi over defamatory remarks related to his role in the government's Covid-19 vaccination programme.

According to Sinar Harian, Khairy said the ruling was not about personal compensation but about holding individuals accountable for spreading false claims during a national health emergency, when lives were at stake and frontliners were under immense strain.

"Receiving RM2.5 million is not about the money; rather, the message the court intends to send, which is that slander made during the Covid-19 crisis should never be repeated," the former health minister reportedly said.

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