The Edge saga continues as AG files appeal
It appears that the saga over the suspension of The Edge is not over yet.
The Attorney-General's Chambers filed a notice of appeal at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur yesterday following the court's decision to quash the order to suspend The Edge financial newspapers.
It appears that the saga over the suspension of The Edge is not over yet.
The Attorney-General's Chambers filed a notice of appeal at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur yesterday following the court's decision to quash the order to suspend The Edge financial newspapers.
The AG also applied for a stay of Monday's decision by Justice Asmabi Mohamad which quashed the Home Ministry's decision to issue the suspension.
Senior federal counsel Alice Loke confirmed that the application had been filed but no dates have been fixed for the hearing.
Lawyer for The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd, Raja Eileen Soraya Raja Aman, who appeared together with lead counsel Darryl Goon, confirmed that the firm of Raja Darryl and Loh received the notice of appeal and the stay application.
“No date has been fixed but normally the stay (application) would have to be heard (first),” Raja Eileen Soraya said when contacted by Malaysiakini .
The Home Ministry had issued a three-month suspension order on The Edge Financial Daily and The Edge Weekly, beginning July 27.
The financial dailies were published yesterday and today, following the decision by the High Court to quash the ministry's order.
Breached rules of natural justice
In lifting the suspension, Justice Asmabi ruled that the home minister's decision to suspend the financial papers was full of illegality and irrationality, and breached the rules of natural justice.
The judge said the ministry did not furnish particulars to The Edge on which articles they were referring to in the show-cause letter issued in early July, with the publication given seven days to reply.
Since the particulars were not clear, Justice Asmabi said it was difficult for the applicants to respond to the show-cause letter which was given by the ministry sometime in late June or early July.
“Hence, the decision to suspend could be seen as violating the rules of natural justice,” she said, adding that the daily had published 300 articles on 1MDB since 2009.
Justice Asmabi also ordered the damages suffered by The Edge to be assessed, and ordered the Home Ministry to pay costs of RM15,000.
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