A former chief editor of The Edge, Azam Aris, and contributing editor Shanmugam Muragasu have been slapped with two charges of criminal defamation this week. We ask Sreekant Pillai, Criminal Lawyer as to what is the difference between this and civil defamation and should we repeal defamation laws in Malaysia.

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories:  Law/Activism,  markets

Tags:  criminal defamation,  the edge,  market manipulation,