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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.
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today ordered Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd to pay a fine of RM500,000 after finding the company guilty of contempt for facilitati...
Access Now 19 February 2021 | 6:41 am Access Now is deeply concerned about a precarious precedent set today, 19 February, limiting the right to freedom of expression online in Malaysia, after independent media outlet Malaysiakini was convicted by the country’s highest court for user comments published on its site. The Federal Court of Malaysia charged the media outlet’s operator, Mkini Dot Com Sdn Bhd, with contempt of court on a motion moved by the Attorney General relating to the outlet’s alleged failure to moderate five comments on its platform deemed to scandalize the judiciary, fining it RM 500,000 (approx. USD 123,548). The user comments had been deleted by Malaysiakini upon notification by the police.
Friday, 19 Feb 2021 08:00 PM MYT BY SOO WERN JUN Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that in the short time that PN has been in power, there appears to be a consistent assault on free expression and free press. — Picture by Firdaus Latif Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his concern about several recent incidents that allegedly indicate an attempt by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to curb free press and speech in Malaysia. In a statement today, Anwar recalled that only in the short period of time that PN has been in power, there appears to be a consistent assault on free expression and free press, including purported investigations and harassment of journalists, civil society leaders, members of Parliament, and now independent publishing houses.
Published on: Friday, February 19, 2021 Text Size: Malaysiakini Chief Editor Steven Gan at the Federal Court in Putrajaya on Feb 19, 2021. -- Bernama pic Subscribe to the Daily Express WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss KUALA LUMPUR: The British High Commissioner and acting Canadian High Commissioner have today expressed concerns over the Federal Court’s ruling against Malaysiakini, which was found guilty for contempt over its facilitation of readers’ remarks. In a joint statement, both Charles Hay and Esther Van Nes said press freedom was a fundamental importance to the security, prosperity and wellbeing of all societies,
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 19 — The Federal Court in a majority ruling today decided that Malaysiakini is in contempt of the judiciary over the hosting of the contemptuous comments of five of its readers on the news portal’s website. Contempt of court can be punished by imprisonment or fine or both, with...
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PUTRAJAYA, Feb 18 — The Federal Court seven-member bench will deliver its verdict on the Attorney-General’s (AG) contempt of court application against news portal Malaysiakini and its editor-in chief over the publication of readers’ comments tomorrow. Lawyer A. Surendra Ananth, representing...