Malaysiakini fined RM500,000 for contempt of court

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Malaysiakini has been fined RM500,000 for contempt of court in relation to the news portal's readers' comments.The Federal Court handed down the sentence during proceedings today.This after an earlier request by the Attorney-General’s Chambers seeking a RM200,000 fine for the contempt charge.Earlier, in a 6-1 majority decision, the bench found Malaysiakini liable for contempt of court over its readers’ comments.The majority verdict also ruled that the news portal's editor-in-chief Steven Gan was not guilty of the same charge.The seven-person bench chaired by Court of Appeal president Rohana Yusuf delivered the 6-1 majority decision with the dissenting judgment by Federal Court judge P Nallini.This is the first time Malaysiakini is being cited for contempt of court in its 21-year history.On June 15 last year, Attorney-General Idrus Harun filed the committal applicat…