PUTRAJAYA: A Magistrate’s Court has the jurisdiction to punish for contempt of court regardless whether the offence is committed in court or outside, ruled the Court of Appeal.
In a unanimous decision, a three-man panel chaired by Justice Suraya Othman said the court found no merit in the argument by lawyer Datuk S. Ambiga, who represented former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, that a magistrate’s power to punish was limited to contempt in the face of the court alone due to the words used in the provision.
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