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COMMENT | Advent of new technologies vs sub judice rule
COMMENT | A law firm representing the state-owned Sabah Mineral Management (SMM) Sdn Bhd recently warned Malaysiakini of contempt proceedings over the news portal’s article concerning the latest twist in the corruption scandal in the state.

It seems the contempt proceedings are linked to the SMM’s lawsuit against its ex-CEO Jontih Enggihon and an external third party Tei Jiann Chien whereby SMM managed to obtain an injunction from the Kota Kinabalu High Court.

The Malaysiakini article allegedly contains information and references to the process of licensing for mining, which is the subject of ongoing legal proceedings. It was therefore argued that the said article purportedly constitutes a breach of the said injunction on the ground it offends the doctrine of sub judice...


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