KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court granted a Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) application for an Erinford injunction, restraining Telegram Messenger Inc and the administrators of two Telegram channels from publishing or disseminating 33 specified articles deemed harmful. The injunction remains in effect pending the disposal of an appeal before the Court of Appeal.
Judge Mahazan Mat Taib on Thursday (Oct 30) granted the injunction after determining that the potential harm to the defendants - Telegram Messenger Inc. and the administrators of the "Edisi Siasat" and "Edisi Khas" channels - was minimal when weighed against the substantial and severe damage to national institutions, public confidence and societal harmony that would likely result from the continued dissemination of the harmful content.
