Malaysiakini guilty of contempt, but not its chief editor.
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The judiciary's number two, namely Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf found
Malaysiakini liable for contempt beyond reasonable doubt.
Malaysiakini was represented by Datuk Malik Imtiaz Sarwar and Surendra Ananth, while senior federal counsel Suzana Atan and S Narkunavathy appeared for the Attorney General who initiated the contempt.
Justice Rohana said having considered the defence of no knowledge and the rebuttals raised, they are satisfied with the facts and evidence before them that