Court throws out Superman Hew’s bid


KUALA LUMPUR: The controversial comic book Belt and Road Initiative for Win-Winism by former DAP member Hew Kuan Yau or “Superman Hew” continues to be banned as the High Court threw out his legal challenge.

High Court judge Justice Noorin Badaruddin dismissed the judicial review application by Hew and ruled that the decision by the Home Minister to ban the book was legal, reasonable and should not be disturbed by the court.

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