Shafee denies disrespecting courts, vows to challenge contempt action
Muhammad Shafee Abdullah says what he had said that brought the contempt action was him replying to a reporter's question. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, March 1, 2019.
LAWYER Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said he has never disrespected the judiciary and will challenge the contempt proceedings initiated by Attorney-General Tommy Thomas today. “What did I say that amounted to contempt? I want to know this. I want to see the paper. I want to challenge it,” Shafee told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur court complex.
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