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What Mkini contempt judgment could mean for social media users
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The full majority judgment in the contempt case against
Malaysiakini over readers comments is out, and lawyers said it could have serious repercussions on social media users, both personal and professional.
This article will break down several areas of concern, and how the lawyers believe the Federal Court ruling could apply in future cases.
The majority judgment, which was released yesterday, can be read
here. The dissenting judgment can be read
Malaysiakini spoke to lawyers Asheeq Ali, Azira Aziz, Lim Wei Jiet, Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, and Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee co-chairperson Karen Cheah for this article.
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A unanimous landmark decision was made by the Federal Court today, ruling that Section 28 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995 is unconstitutional.
Section 28 refers to sexual intercourse against the order of nature.
Any person who performs sexual intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to whipping not exceeding six strokes or to any combination thereof.
Section 28 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995
Muda won t appeal ROS rejection, says minister s claims will strengthen court case
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The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) will not appeal against the Registrar of Societies (ROS) rejection of its application to be registered as a formal political party.
When contacted, Muda pro-tem committee member Lim Wei Jiet said the decision was made based on alleged statements by Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin, implying the outcome of any appeal against the Jan 6 rejection. The reason (to not appeal) was because the minister has already prejudged the issue (application), so there was no point for us to exhaust that (appeal) procedure.