Malaysiakini seeks public s help to raise RM500k after contempt conviction
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Malaysiakini is reaching out to the public to help it raise RM500,000 after the Federal Court convicted the news organisation of contempt of court.
The sum - which is more than the RM200,000 sought by the Attorney-General s Chambers - must be paid within three working days, by next Wednesday (Feb 24).
Contempt proceedings against
Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief Steven Gan were initiated by Attorney-General Idrus Harun over comments left by readers on the news website.