Senior armed forces officer secures injunction against Chegubard

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin, better known as Chegubard, from publishing or disseminating statements concerning a senior Malaysian armed forces officer pending the disposal of a defamation suit against him.

Lawyer Baharudeen Ariff, representing assistant chief of staff (intelligence) Faridhulathroth Hashim, said Justice Roslan Mat Nor allowed their application during proceedings on Tuesday.

The court ordered former Port Dickson Bersatu chief Badrul Hisham and his representatives not to publish, republish, or disseminate any statements, images or references concerning Faridhulathroth, except where necessary for the conduct of the court proceedings.

Roslan also directed that all online publications and references under Badrul Hisham’s control relating to Faridhulathroth be hidden.

The court awarded RM3,000 in costs to Faridhulathroth.

Baharudeen told reporters the interim injunction will remain in force until the disposal of the suit.

Faridhulathroth filed the defamation suit on April 21 over six Facebook posts published between Dec 31, 2025 and Jan 17 this year.

According to the statement of claim, the posts portrayed him as a senior military officer involved in criminal activities and serious misconduct, lacking integrity, abusing his public office, and being the mastermind behind corruption at the highest levels of the army.

He said the publications were false, baseless, and malicious, and were intended to damage his personal and professional reputation, exposing him to hatred, contempt, ridicule and embarrassment.

Faridhulathroth is seeking general, aggravated and exemplary damages, together with other relief deemed appropriate by the court.

Rafique Rashid Ali, Amirul Ar-Rasyid and Akif Rusli represented Badrul Hisham, while Baharudeen, Nur Diana Ezlyn Hashim and Sureshmurti Ramani represented Faridhulathroth.

The matter has been fixed for case management on Oct 26.