KANGAR: Former minister Shahidan Kassim has been freed of a charge of molesting an underage girl last year, with the court giving him a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.The former minister in the Prime Minister’s Department had strongly denied the accusation.
The girl lodged a police report on the matter but later withdrew it. Her father reportedly said the issue was amicably resolved.
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Is contempt of scandalising the court still relevant?COMMENT | It is arguable whether this form of contempt is still in existence, or whether it has become obsolete. Yes, very relevant. “Federal Court were serious and tarnished the good name of the judiciary as a whole, undermined the public confidence in the judiciary, and ridiculed, scandalised and offended the dignity, integrity and impartiality of the court.'
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Yoursay: A whiff of old Malaysia in contempt of court sentenceYOURSAY | ‘Even if the conviction (of Arun Kasi) was justified, the sentence is manifestly excessive.’ Fact is, in old Malaysia, militias and death squads could force the AG and the Judiciary to make decisions in favour of Najib Razak's gang of criminals. Look at what happened in the slapping case involving a schoolboy in Seremban. Federal Court were serious and tarnished the good name of the judiciary offended the dignity, integrity and impartiality of the court.' This is purely “act of dictatorship” to silence the aspiration of legal practices of justice !!! Of common laws !!!
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Is contempt of scandalising the court still relevant?LETTER | It is arguable whether this form of contempt is still in existence, or whether it has become obsolete. AG and the Judiciary are correct in taking action against Arun Kasi for using social media methods to question Court’s decision. That aside, when are the AG and PDRM going to charge the fellow who uploaded clips of Najib Razak’s trial into the social media?
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Lawyer Arun Kasi gets 30 days' jail, RM40,000 fine for contempt of courtPUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Federal Court on Tuesday (April 23) sentenced lawyer Arunachalam Kasi, better known as Arun Kasi, to 30 days' jail and fined RM40,000 after finding him guilty of contempt of court over his two statements criticising the proceedings and decision of a court case.
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