Malaysia's Home Ministry ordered to pay damages over suspension of The Edge

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 30): The Court of Appeal has dismissed the government's appeal and ordered the Home Ministry to pay damages to The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd (The Edge) for the suspension of its business daily and weekly publications between July 27 and Sept 21 last year.

The appellate court's three-man panel, led by Justice Datuk Mohd Zawawi Salleh, said the panel has reached a unanimous decision in dismissing the government's appeal against the High Court's award of damages to be assessed to The Edge over the suspension of The Edge Financial Daily and The Edge Weekly.

The appeal was made after High Court Judge Datuk Asmabi Mohamad, on Sept 21, in allowing a judicial review application filed by The Edge on the legality of the suspension order on July 27, cancelled the Home Ministry's suspension of the two publications and ordered for damages to be assessed.

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