Federal Court proceeds with contempt case against Malaysiakini over readers’ comments
Thursday, 02 Jul 2020 01:53 PM MYTMalaysiakini editor-in-chief Stevan Gan speaks to reporters outside the courtroom at the Federal Court in Putrajaya July 2, 2020. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
The Federal Court’s seven-man panel chaired by Court of Appeal president Datuk Rohana Yusuf said there was prima facie evidence to proceed.had facilitated the publication of the comments, and was presumed in law to have published the comments.
and its “Ketua Editor” should have known were an insult to the judiciary in general and to the chief justice specifically, threatened public confidence towards the judiciary, insulted and tarnished the dignity and integrity of the judiciary.
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