Condemning the use of SLAPPs, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the dropping of criminal defamation charges against Azam Aris, former editor of the Malaysian business weekly The Edge, and his colleague Shanmugam Murugasu, for articles revealing stock market manipulation.
The Edge Media Group, a publication house with a presence in Malaysia and Singapore, has questioned why its editors were charged with criminal defamation over articles exposing stock market manipulation. Yesterday, one of its editors, Azam Aris, was charged in the Petaling Jaya Magistrate's Court for criminal defamation of Kua…
This morning, our editor emeritus, Azam Aris, was charged in the Petaling Jaya Magistrate's Court for criminal defamation of Datuk Kua Khai Shyuan, DGB Asia Bhd, Trive Property Group Bhd, Metronic Global Bhd and MNC Wireless Bhd over articles The Edge published on how penny stocks were manipulated by hidden hands on Bursa Malaysia.