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Former lawyer V.K. Lingam sentenced to six months' jail for contempt

By MAIZATUL NAZLINA
A file picture of Lingam taken on Jan 28, 2008.

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has sentenced Datuk V.K. Lingam to six months in jail after he was found guilty of contempt.

In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, Justice Abu Samah Nordin, who chaired a five-man panel, said a warrant of committal would be issued against the former lawyer.

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