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  • 30 Nov 2023

    ARUNAKIRINATHAN A/L THILLAINATHAN

    Citation
    AA-42CY-3-06/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    AA-42CY-3-06/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The High Court held the prosecution proved all elements of s233(1)(a) CMA 1998 and s504 Penal Code: s114A supported the inference that the appellant owned and published the live video, the content was offensive and had tendency to annoy and to provoke breach of the peace, the appellant's defence was mere denial and insufficient; the conviction was therefore upheld; the prosecution's appeal against sentence succeeded because the trial court failed adequately to consider the public interest and gravity of racially and religiously sensitive online publications, and the sentences were increased a…

  • 25 May 2021

    LIM GUAN ENG (NO. K/P: 601208-01-5177) RAJA PETRA BIN RAJA KAMARUIN (NO. K/P: 500927-71-5257)

    Citation
    WA-23NCvC-50-09/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    WA-23NCvC-50-09/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The court awarded RM600,000 (general and aggravated damages) plus costs and interest because the defamatory online publications had wide reach, targeted a prominent politician, were repeated despite complaints, and the defendant's failure to apologise, retract or appear aggravated the harm warranting the upper-end award.