KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - A Malaysian court heard on Monday (July 13) a contempt case brought by the government against independent news portal Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief over readers' comments posted on its website, in a case widely seen as a test for press freedoms.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court heard on Monday a contempt case brought by the government against independent news portal Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief over readers' comments posted on its website, in a case widely seen as a test for press freedoms.
Malaysiakini and Gan, who could face a jail term as well as a fine, have maintained they could not be held responsible and the offending comments had been immediately removed after they were contacted by police. Government lawyer S. Narkunavathy said Malaysiakini should be held liable for facilitating the publishing, arguing that the portal's filtering systems had been insufficient to prevent the comments from being posted.
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