The Federal Court handed down the sentence during proceedings today.. Malaysiakini fined RM500,000 for contempt of court. The seven-judge panel today ordered the media company to pay a hefty $123,600 fine while finding Steven Gan, the outlet’s editor-in-chief, not guilty. ... because the outlet had not authored the offending comments… KUALA LUMPUR - Independent Malaysian news site Malaysiakini has been found guilty of contempt and fined RM500,000 ($164,250) by the country’s highest court over comments … Malaysiakini guilty of contempt over five remarks that the court said undermined confidence in the judiciary. On 19 th February 2021, by way of a 6-1 majority, the Federal Court found Malaysiakini (an online news portal) liable for contempt over comments published by its subscribers. Interestingly, the Attorney General had recommended a fine of RM200,000 only, however the Court had imposed a fine of RM500,000 instead. Support pours in for Malaysiakini, concerns raised over press freedom. Malaysiakini is liable for contempt of court over its readers’ comments, the Federal Court ruled today.. The attorney general had in court papers claimed that Malaysiakini was considered to have published the comments by facilitating their publication, arguing that this amounted to a contempt of court due to the comments’ content and meaning, as well as due to the comments exceeding the limits of making sincere criticism and being a demeaning and unwarranted attack on the judiciary. Malaysiakini found in contempt of court over user comments deemed offensive to judiciary A panel in the highest court ruled that Malaysiakini held … LIVE | Huge fine a body blow, says Gan. The Federal Court of Malaysia today convicted Malaysiakini of contempt of court in relation to third-party comments posted in the public comments section of a 9 June 2020 article entitled, ‘CJ [Chief Justice] orders all courts to be fully operational from July 1’. PUTRAJAYA, Feb 19 ― The Federal Court today sentenced Malaysiakini’s operator Mkini Dot Com Sdn Bhd to a fine of RM500,000 for contempt over its … PUTRAJAYA (Feb 19): The Federal Court today sentenced Malaysiakini’s operator Mkini Dot Com Sdn Bhd to a fine of RM500,000 for contempt over its … He said they had facilitated the publication of comments … Malaysia’s top court has found news outlet Malaysiakini guilty of contempt of court over readers’ comments deemed critical of the country’s judiciary ー a verdict decried by advocates as a blow to press freedom.. Malaysiakini news site fined US$123,600 for contempt over user comments Read more Malaysia’s two emergencies: why 2021 is not like the trouble of 1969 On 19 th February 2021, the Federal Court has fined online news portal Malaysiakini for contempt of court over readers’ comments. By Joseph Cheah. This after an earlier request by the Attorney-General’s Chambers seeking a RM200,000 fine for the contempt charge. The court on February 18, 2021, held Malaysiakini in contempt for five comments posted by readers even though the online portal removed the comments within 12 … Majority and minority judgments in Malaysiakini's contempt … Attorney-General Idrus Harun began contempt proceedings against Malaysiakini and Gan on June 16. Malaysiakini has been fined RM500,000 for contempt of court in relation to the news portal's readers' comments.. Malaysia’s highest court on Friday found news portal Malaysiakini in contempt of court over comments posted by readers deemed offensive to … Malaysiakini in contempt over readers’ comments, rules Federal Court.
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