Malaysiakini CEO Premesh Chandran arrived at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya today to present a cheque worth RM500,000 to settle a fine for the same amount for contempt of court in relation to the news portal's readers' comments.<br /><br />This comes after the Federal Court handed down the fine during proceedings last Friday.<br /><br />Malaysiakini had exceeded its RM500,000 fundraising target in under five hours on the day the campaign was launched.
