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Karen Sweeney

Imam to pay up over defamatory statements

An Adelaide-based imam has been ordered to pay defamation damages to a Melbourne lawyer. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An imam who claimed a Melbourne man he had never met was an "ISIS promoter" has been ordered to pay $20,000 in aggravated damages.

Imam Mohammad Tawhidi made the claims on social media, where he has hundreds of thousands of followers.

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