The sessions court held the man to be in contempt of court for failing to obey the orders of a defamation judgment over allegations regarding funds of the Hindu endowments board. (File pic)GEORGE TOWN: A social media user has been sentenced to a month in jail for contempt of court after failing to make a public apology and retract statements he made against the MP for Jelutong, RSN Rayer.
The man, S Murugesan, 50, was found in contempt of court on Thursday for failing, refusing or defying the court’s judgment against him on May 22 in a defamation case brought by Rayer. He was also ordered to pay RM3,000 in costs.
Rayer’s lawyer K Kumarathiraviam said an application for a warrant of arrest had been filed and was expected to be issued tomorrow.
