PUTRAJAYA (Feb 19): Malaysiakini, which was found guilty by the Federal Court of contempt of court for comments posted by its readers that were deemed to have attacked the judiciary, has until Wednesday to pay a RM500,000 fine. The fine was imposed by a seven-member apex court bench led by Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf, who said the bench took into account the written and oral apology that has been extended by Malaysiakini's chief executive officer Premesh Chandran and the fact that the respondents had cooperated with the police and the courts. “Having said that, it is our public duty to bear in mind the seriousness of the contemptuous act today which will ultimately undermine the system of justice in this country.