daeum_tnaot wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 9:56 am

monomial wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:22 am

General Mackevili wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 3:34 am The best defense against defamation is the truth. If you accused the school of lying, that might be a big issue. If you simply said 'I didn't steal shit,' that would be fine. They had also better have evidence that you did steal something, else they are in a bad situation as well if they are telling people you stole things.

As others have said, the cards are already stacked against you, being a foreigner.

Be careful. Truth alone is not a defence as it is in the West. It not only has to be true, but there also has to be a compelling reason for telling someone. In the OP's case, even if what he said was true, he needs to be able to explain why it was in the common interest for the parents to be told that information about the school.

So you need to be prepared to prove not only that what you said about the school was true, but also what harm would have befallen those you told if had you not spoken up. Protecting your own reputation is not a sufficient reason to say something. Defamation cases are the approved way to protect your reputation, and that is what the school is doing.

What is your source for this? I have never heard anything like this. Perhaps you are importing this concept from another country's law?