PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here has imposed a stunning fine of half a million ringgit on news portal Malaysiakini after finding it guilty of contempt of court over readers’ comments that criticised the judiciary on an article it posted last year.
In a 6-1 majority decision, the court held that the online portal had failed to cast reasonable doubt on the allegation and failed on the balance of probabilities in the case against it.
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