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KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — News portal Malaysiakini today failed its bid to get the Federal Court to review its previous decision that found it guilty of contempt of court for publishing comments from five of its readers back in June 2020. Federal Court judge Datuk Zaleha Yusof said the seven-man...
Federal Court decision tomorrow on Malaysiakini's contempt case
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Malaysiakini will know tomorrow the outcome of a contempt of court case against the news portal over a number of comments posted by its readers.
After two postponements due to the movement control order (MCO) which was enforced in Putrajaya, the Federal Court at the Palace of Justice is set to deliver its verdict at 9am.
According to an email from the Chief Registrar’s Office of the Federal Court, journalists are to follow proceedings not from the courtroom but via a live broadcast from the assembly hall at the Palace of Justice.
Federal Court to deliver decision on Mkini contempt case on Friday
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Malaysiakini on Friday over a number of comments posted by its readers.
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Malaysiakini's lawyers, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar and Surendra Ananth, Federal Court deputy registrar Rasidah Roslee said the court would make known its decision at 9am on Jan 15.
The court was to announce its decision on Nov 10, but this was put off following the extension of the conditional movement control order (MCO) in the wake of a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases late last year.
It is not clear whether there will another postponement, should the conditional MCO be bolstered with tighter restrictions this week.