Zuraida said she would consider the RM100,000 as a donation to PKR and would settle the amount in RM1 notes.
Former PKR vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has been ordered to pay only RM100,000 of the original RM10 million imposed on her by the Kuala Lumpur High Court for breaching a bond binding her to the party.
A three-member Court of Appeal panel led by Datuk See Mee Chun made the unanimous decision to uphold the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s ruling that she had breached the bond but overturned the quantum of RM10 million.
See, who sat with Datuk Azman Abdullah and Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid, had ruled that the RM10 million was not a reasonable amount of compensation.
“We agree with the findings of the High Court that there is a breach of the bond. (However) our finding is that RM10 million is not a reasonable compensation.
“It cannot be construed as reasonable compensation. It is unreasonable and extravagant.
“But it does not absolve the appellant (Zuraida) from any liability. The fact remains that she had breached the bond. The party is entitled to some reasonable compensation but not RM10 million.
“We find the High Court judge may be wrong in allowing the respondent RM10 million. But we cannot ignore the breach of the bond by the appellant. We vary it to RM100,000,” she said when delivering the judgement.
The panel also ordered PKR to pay RM40,000 to Zuraida for costs of the appeal.
According to Free Malaysia Today, Zuraida, on a sarcastic note, said she would consider the RM100,000 as a donation to PKR and would settle the amount in RM1 notes.