UK court orders Adil Raja to apologise to Rashid Naseer, pay £310,000 in damages

Web Desk: A judge in the United Kingdom has ordered former military officer and YouTuber Adil Raja to issue a public apology to Brigadier (Retired) Rashid Naseer.

The judge directed that the apology must remain visible for 28 days on Adil Raja’s accounts on X (Twitter), Facebook, YouTube, and on his official website. Raja has also been ordered to pay £310,000 in damages and legal costs by December 22.

Adil Raja had lost the defamation case filed against him earlier in October this year.

Justice Richard Spearman KC of the High Court announced the order during the hearing. Raja had also filed an application seeking permission to appeal, but the judge dismissed it.

Brigadier Rashid Naseer had requested the court to issue the enforcement order based on the October judgment.

According to the order, Adil Raja must pay £50,000 in damages and £260,000 in legal costs by December 22. Additional legal costs will be assessed later, and Raja will be required to pay those as well. The judge also imposed an injunction, prohibiting Raja from repeating the defamatory statements.

Raja’s lawyer has indicated plans to take the matter to the Court of Appeal, and Raja has also stated that he will challenge the decision in the Court of Appeal.