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A Bukit Aman Special Branch officer told the High Court in Kota Kinabalu today that he saw the bodies of three policemen when he took a peek out a window to check on the situation outside after a skirmish at Kampung Sri Jaya, Simunul, in Semporna last year. ASP Azra Nursaffree Ramli said he was trap …

Indonesia’s highest court is widely expected today to uphold last month’s hotly contested presidential election, paving the way for Joko Widodo to take over as leader of the world’s third largest democracy. Losing candidate Prabowo Subianto has asked the Constitutional Court to overturn the election …

The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya today dismissed Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s appeal to amend his statement of defence in the RM100 million defamation suit brought against him by Anwar Ibrahim. A three-member panel chaired by Court of Appeal Judge Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim said the cou …

A 23-year-old fishmonger was charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Kuching today with the murder of two British medical students earlier this month. However, no plea was taken from Zulkipli Abdullah, who faced two charges under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which were read out before Magistrate Port …

A portal technology reporter was fined RM10,000 by the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today for two charges of insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong through his ‘10befiend’ twitter. Effi Nazrel Saharudin, 35, was ordered to pay the maximum RM5,000 fine in default three months’ jail on each count, by J …

The Court of Appeal has come down hard on the police, accusing them of acting as both “judge and jury” when investigating themselves in the probe into the death of A Kugan. In his written judgement on the case, Justice David Wong Dak Wah expressed concern over the admission of former Selangor police …

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Suspend IGP for Kugan's death, urge groups The court ruling on Kugan's lawsuit puts the spotlight on the police and its Selangor chief at the time. Suspend IGP for Kugan's death, urge groups

[NEWS FLASH] The Court of Appeal today said there should be zero tolerance towards custodial death and it is recommending that independent public inquiries be held on all similar cases. The appellate court today said this in allowing the reduction in the quantum of damages including waiving of a fal …

The High Court in Temerloh today sentenced a 43-year-old man dubbed ‘Rambo Bentong’ to death by hanging for the murder of a teenager five years ago. Justice Abdul Karim Ab Rahman said, in convicting Rabidin Satir, that the defence had failed to raise any reasonable doubt against the prosecution’s ca …

The Federal Court in Putrajaya today ordered the High Court to hear expeditiously on the jurisdiction and domicile issues in a matrimonial battle between a former Miss Malaysia and her estranged billionaire husband. A five-member panel chaired by Federal Court judge Suriyadi Halim Omar refused to gr …

The Sessions Court in Petaling jaya today granted former Rembau PKR branch leader Badrul Hisham Shaharin, or better known as 'Che'GuBard', a discharge not amounting to an acquittal on a charge of organising the Selangor voters’ appreciation assembly last year. Judge Yasmin Abdul Razak …

The Australian court suppression order naming several regional leaders including those from Malaysia does not imply they have been involved in any wrongdoing, said the Australian embassy in Indonesia. In a statement yesterday, it said the Australian government had obtain the order to protect politic …

The High Court in George Town today allowed an appeal by a quantity surveyor who was sentenced to jail and fined for flashing obscene hand gestures at Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Haminah and a police officer last year. Judicial Commissioner Wong Teck Meng also ordered Leong Pei Koe, 30, to be retri …

An Australian court has purportedly banned reporting of proceedings pertaining to a “multi-million dollar” corruption case that would implicate the leaders of several countries, including “any current or former prime minister of Malaysia”. The Supreme Court of Victoria “unprecedented” suppression or …