Malaysia top court fines news website Malaysiakini for contempt of court - JURIST - News
February 21, 2021 08:57:51 am Online news portal Malaysiakini was found guilty of contempt on Friday by the Federal Court of Malaysia on charges related to incendiary comments posted by readers which criticized several cordon sanitaire decisions by Malaysian judges. The charges were initiated by Attorney General Idrus Harun. His rationale behind the application was that the comments implied that the judicial branch has been engaging in corruption. Under the Malaysian Evidence Act 1950, Malaysi...
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