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Vancouver councillor sues Mayor Ken Sim over drug accusation
Orr alleges Sim made false drug distribution claims with a political motive ahead of October elections, harming Orr’s reputation and service ability, lawsuit says.
- Sean Orr filed a civil claim on Tuesday in Vancouver's B.C. Supreme Court, suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation over alleged illegal drug distribution.
- The lawsuit alleges Sim acted deliberately, maliciously and in bad faith, with an ulterior motive tied to the municipal elections this October .
- Orr says Sim's lies spread across our city, reaching residents of Vancouver and causing serious harm to his reputation and service; he seeks punitive and aggravated damages plus a permanent injunction.
- Sim has apologized after falsely accusing Orr during a briefing for Chinese-speaking media last month, and the claim says the mayor's remarks were translated by the mayor's ABC party-mate.
- Orr has repeatedly denied the allegation since February and told reporters outside the Vancouver Law Courts that Sim lied and has failed to provide any reasonable explanation.
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Vancouver councillor sues Mayor Ken Sim over drug accusation – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation over comments in which he accused Orr of distributing illegal drugs. The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says Sim acted “deliberately, maliciously and in bad faith” when he told Chinese-language reporters on Feb. 6 that Orr had handed out drugs on Christmas Day. Orr says outside the court complex in Vancouver that Sim lied about him publicly and has “failed to pr…
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