Lawsuit by Lawyers for Liberty against S'pore Home Affairs Minister thrown out by Malaysian court


Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam. - ST/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The High Court of Malaysia has thrown out a lawsuit filed by Malaysian rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) against Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam.

The lawsuit was filed by the non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Jan 24 this year, in response to a Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) direction issued to the outfit on Jan 22.

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