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A Malaysian High Court has ordered the government and police to compensate 13 activists with RM195,000 for their unlawful arrest during a 2021 candlelit vigil, marking a significant judicial affirmation of protest rights.
Blogger Papagomo has been ordered by the Sepang Sessions Court to enter his defence over allegations that he published false claims on Facebook regarding PKR MPs withdrawing support from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
A Sessions Court has acquitted the widow of a former Sabah Chief Minister in a RM2.8 million graft case after a protracted seven-year legal contest, with the judge determining the defence successfully introduced reasonable doubt.
A Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur has acquitted Datin Seri Zizie Izette A. Samad of three charges related to her late husband Bung Moktar's alleged receipt of RM2.8 million in bribes connected to Felcra Bhd's controversial RM150 million unit trust scheme.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has upheld a defamation verdict but substantially reduced damages from US$1 million to RM800,000, emphasizing that awards should compensate victims rather than function as punishment.
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Badrul Hisham Shaharin, known as Chegubard, has pleaded not guilty to a sedition charge in Seremban Sessions Court. The charge relates to a social media post allegedly concerning Negeri Sembilan's royal institution.
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DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew and businesswoman Phang Li Koon will proceed to trial over allegations of gratification linked to a RM11.6 million Penang development project.
The Court of Appeal has rejected an application to dismiss corruption and money laundering charges against DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew, and businesswoman Phang Li Koon relating to an RM11.6 million project.
Thirteen men arrested following an April brawl outside a Kepong nightclub in Kuala Lumpur will face charges in court today. The incident highlighted ongoing concerns about late-night public disorder in the capital's entertainment districts.
An Indonesian domestic worker has been charged in Johor Baru Sessions Court with abusing her employer's one-year-old child, in a case that sparked widespread outrage online.
A 67-year-old pensioner has been handed a 33-year prison sentence and 14 strokes of the cane after admitting to raping and sexually assaulting his two granddaughters in a Muar court case.
Malaysia's anti-corruption agency and government have successfully appealed against a High Court judgment that would have held them liable for RM900,000 in damages for malicious prosecution against a former company director.
A Johor Baru stepmother faces a murder charge after police reclassified the death of her 4-year-old stepchild as a criminal homicide. The child died from blunt force injuries.
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A High Court judge has disclosed that former Prime Minister Najib Razak's absence of remorse and central participation in the 1MDB financial scheme were decisive factors in determining his prison term and RM13 billion fine.