Ex-EIC charged with defamation


PETALING JAYA: The former editor-in-chief (EIC) of The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd has been charged at the Magistrate’s Courts here with criminal defamation over two special reports published in 2020 and 2021 during his tenure.

Ahmad Azam Mohd Aris, 61, was accused of defaming Datuk Kua Khai Shyuan and DGB Asia Bhd by publishing an article in The Edge Malaysia weekly business newspaper dated between Sept 21 and Sept 27, 2020.

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