The Federal Court on Friday imposed a stunning fine of half a million ringgit on news portal Malaysiakini after finding it guilty of contempt of court over readers’ comments that criticised the judiciary in an article it posted in June last year.<br /><br />Court of Appeal president Justice Rohana Yusuf said <br />it is not enough for Malaysiakini to leave it free and easy to online subscribers to say it cannot edit a comment once they are published.<br /><br />“Ultimately, Malaysiakini is the owner of the portal. It has full control over what it has published,” she said.<br /><br />After the court decision, Malaysiakini editor-in-chief said the hefty fine was not just to punish the portal but was also possibly an attempt to shut them down.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/3udL84f<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
