Hana of Elite sues group member for failing to pay damages ordered by court

KUALA LUMPUR: A former member of the singing group ‘Elite’, Hana, has filed another suit against group member Watie – this time to get the RM707,351.83 payment in damages from the parttime model as ordered by the Selayang Sessions Court two years ago.

Hana, whose real name is Norhanasafiza Mat Adnan, 39, filed the judgment debtor summons against Watie, whose real name is Norwati Sadali, 41, last May 18 after the later failed to make the payment as ordered by the Sessions Court on March 10, 2015.

In the suit, Norhanasafiza is seeking the court to issue a warrant of arrest against Norwati if she failed to be in court to explain her reason for failing to pay the damages.

Meanwhile, Norwati, who was accompanied by her husband, actor and comedian Zulkifli Daud, also known as Joey, when met by reporters, said she was at the court yesterday after a notice was served to her to attend a court proceeding to settle the case.

When asked her reason for not attending the proceeding that was fixed for last June, she claimed she did not receive any letter informing her of the proceeding.

The proceeding yesterday was held in chambers before judge Rasyihah Ghazali.

Norwati, who was unrepresented, said she intended to pay the damages, but hoped that she would be allowed to pay installments as she could not afford to pay in one large sum.

“The court has ordered my husband and I to submit our salary statements for the purpose,” she said.

Meanwhile, lawyer Tengku Nadiatul Hanim Tengku Mohamad Nasser , representing Norhanasafiza, said the court set Oct 11 to hear judgment debtor summons.

On March 10, 2015, the Selayang Sessions Court allowed a summons suit by Norhanasafiza a against Norwati and ordered the later to pay damages of RM707,351.83.

Norhanasafiza filed the suit after Norwati failed to settle a bank loan, which used her (Norhanasafiza) name for purchase of a Toyota Wish.

In the statement of claim, Norhanasafiza stated that she had obtained loan for RM150,000 for purchase of the car in September 2005 on behalf of Norwati because the later was not eligible to apply for loan.

However, she said, after getting the car, Norwati failed to comply with the stipulated conditions, including paying the loan instalment to the bank, as well as the car road tax.

As a result, Norhanasafiza said she was declared a bankrupt on April 1, 2013 and her bankrupt status was widely spread on the Internet and the print media, causing her stress and it negatively affected her career. Bernama