Malaysiakini found guilty of contempt


The contempt proceedings against Malaysiakini stem from five readers’ comments on an article published on June 9 regarding the reopening of the courts from July 1. – AFP pic, February 19, 2021.

THE Federal Court today found news portal Malaysiakini guilty of contempt for allowing online comments which attacked the judiciary.

A seven-man bench led by Court of Appeal president Rohana Yusuf, however, found second respondent, editor-in-chief Steven Gan, not guilty.


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