After Malaysiakini verdict, political scientist wants MPs to review contempt law

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In the aftermath of the contempt of court verdict by the Federal Court in which Malaysiakini was handed an RM500,000 fine, political scientist Wong Chin Huat called on MPs to review the law to prevent a similar situation from happening in the future."We can't tell judges how they should judge, however, if the law is flawed enough to allow bad judgments, we need to fix the law."MPs, please function as lawmakers and study how the law on contempt of court should be amended to prevent another Malaysiakini case," said Wong in a Facebook post.He called on parliamentarians to treat the Malaysiakini verdict as a crisis of fundamental liberties and constitutional rights."Even if the Parliament is suspended, no one can suspend parliamentarians' brains. The Select Committee on Fundamental Liberties and Constitutional Rights should be convened even if just unof…