Court Postpones Malaysiakini S Contempt Case Decision Due To Mco


 


The Federal Court has postponed its decision, due tomorrow, Friday, Jan 15, on a contempt of court bid against Malaysiakini over a number of comments posted by the news portal’s readers.
The portal’s counsel Surendra Ananth confirmed that the initially scheduled decision has been put off to another date to be fixed.
The lawyer said the apex court postponed the decision due to the recent re-imposition of the movement control order (MCO) over Putrajaya and several locations nationwide.
“The decision has been adjourned to a date to be announced,” Surendra said when contacted.
Initially, the Federal Court has set this Friday to deliver its decision on the contempt application.
The apex court was to announce its decision on Nov 10 last year, but this was put off following the extension of the conditional MCO in the wake of a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases.
A seven-member panel of the country’s highest court, led by Court of Appeal president Rohana Yusuf, completed hearing arguments on the case about six months ago.
On July 13 last year, the Federal Court reserved judgment on the attorney-general's contempt bid against the independent online news portal and its editor-in-chief Steven Gan.
Justice Rohana said the bench needed time to deliberate on the matter.
Also on the panel are Chief Judge of the High Court of Malaya Azahar Mohamed; Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim; and Federal Court judges Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Nallini Pathmanathan, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat and Abdul Rahman Sebli.
At the hearing, Malaysiakini submitted that intention was necessary to prove contempt.

Malaysiakini's lead counsel Malik Imtiaz Sarwar
"It must be intentional publication, there must be an intention to publish scandalous material. Mere facility (providing the comment section) for posting comments is not enough to attract legal responsibility," Malaysiakini's lead counsel Malik Imtiaz Sarwar told the court.
Malik noted that if the mere facility is all it needs to cite one for contempt, then the court would be kept busy with cases involving many companies for alleged contempt.
This would then have a chilling effect in terms of the exercise of freedom of speech under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution, among others.
However, senior federal counsel S Narkunavathy, who was representing the attorney-general, argued that there was no requirement in law to demonstrate that Malaysiakini had the intention to publish the comments that were contemptuous towards the judiciary.
"They provided the platform, they allowed it (to be published)," Narkunavathy said.
Watching briefs
Attorney-General Idrus Harun had initiated the contempt proceedings in June last year over the comments of five readers in a Malaysiakini news report, which have since been removed.
The court also ordered both parties to refrain from making comments on the matter - which has prompted various organisations, both in Malaysia and abroad, to express concern over the implications of the legal action – until its decision.

Malaysiakini editor-in-chief Steven Gan
In addition to Surendra and Malik, Malaysiakini and Gan are represented by Khoo Suk Chyi, while Idrus is represented by senior federal counsel Narkunavathy and Suzana Atan.
Among the organisations holding watching briefs are the Bar Council, Human Rights Commission (Suhakam), International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), National Union of Journalists (NUJ), Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and Gerakan Media Merdeka (Geramm).
Should Malaysiakini and Gan be found to be in contempt, sentencing could be handed down on the same day. There is no legal limit to the penalties for contempt of court. Among the possible outcomes are that Malaysiakini will be slapped with a fine and/or Gan be jailed.
This is the first time Malaysiakini is being cited for contempt of court in its 21-year history. - Mkini


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