KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General has been granted leave by a High Court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in relation to his press statements on his graft case.
The A-G said that Lim issued media statements knowing that it would interfere with the administration of justice, erode public confidence against the judiciary, and insult the dignity and integrity of the Malaysian courts.
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