MACC risks contempt of court with report against whistleblower - lawyer

The MACC may be cited for contempt of court over its recent police report against investigative journalist Lalitha Kunaratnam, her lawyer contended.

Manjeet Singh Dhillon (above) claimed this is because the subject matter of the report is part of an ongoing civil court action between his client and Azam Baki, the antigraft agency’s chief commissioner.

Two days ago, at the Sentul district police station, an MACC officer lodged the police report over Lalitha allegedly...