Malaysia - Court rejects government appeal against print version for news website

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders welcomes yesterday's Kuala Lumpur appeal court decision rejecting an appeal by the government and interior ministry against a court ruling in favour of allowing the Malaysiakini news website to publish a print version. “Yesterday's ruling is encouraging for freedom of information in Malaysia,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The government's behaviour is clearly indicative of a desire to control the media, while the judicial system seems opposed to this. But caution (...)

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