Free Malaysia Today | In her ruling, KL High Court judge Noorin Badaruddin said the government “failed to show evidence of actual prejudice to public order that had occurred”, and that the book publisher and author were never given the right to be heard by the government to counter the allegations against them. Edmund Bon and Michael Cheah represented the applicants.
Free Malaysia Today | Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi membenarkan semakan kehakiman membatalkan larangan buku dan menyeru Menteri “memberi alasan atas keputusannya, lebih-lebih lagi dalam perkara yang menyaksikan kebebasan bersuara disekat dan prinsip keadilan yang dijamin di bawah Perlembagaan Persekutuan dicabuli”. Penerbit dan penulis buku diwakili Edmund Bon dan Michael Cheah.
New Straits Times | Gay is OK! publisher Gerakbudaya Enterprise and author Ngeo Boon Lin filed a judicial review leave application to revoke the ban order dated Nov 27 last year, represented by lawyers Edmund Bon and Michael Cheah.
The Sun Daily | The High Court judge said the government failed to show evidence of prejudice to public order by the book. A total ban under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, without the author being given the right to be heard to counter the allegations against the book, is irrational and a violation of freedom of expression and fairness. Lawyers Edmund Bon and Michael Cheah represented the author.
Malaysiakini | Lawyer Michael Cheah confirmed that judge Noorin Badaruddin allowed the judicial review application by his two clients. He said the court ruled that there was no evidence and/or factual basis for the home minister’s justification for the ban, and the government failed to give the author the right to be heard.
Malaysiakini | Peguam Michael Cheah mengesahkan bahawa Hakim Noorin Badaruddin membenarkan permohonan semakan kehakiman oleh pengarang buku Ngeo Boon Lin serta penerbit Gerakbudaya Enterprise untuk membatalkan perintah larangan ke atas buku Gay is OK!.
Malay Mail | According to the grounds of judgment shared by lawyer Michael Cheah, the KL High Court found that there was no “evidence or legal factual basis for the minister’s justification which forms the basis of the ban”. The court awarded RM5,000 in costs to the applicants.
The Vibes | The KL High Court allowed a legal challenge to the government’s prohibition of the book and ordered the Malaysian government and Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to pay RM5,000 in costs to the applicants. Lawyer Michael Cheah acknowledged tha the book can technically be sold again in the Malaysian market.
Malaysiakini | Counsel Michael Cheah Ern Tien confirmed that the KL High Court has fixed Feb 22 for a decision on the judicial review bid by Ngeo Boon Lin and Gerakbudaya Enterprise over a book ban. The book’s author and publisher contended that the ban was irrational as there have been no untoward incidents since its publication eight years ago.
Malaysiakini | The Home Minister contented that the prohibitory order issued under section 7(1) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 was valid as the book could jeopardise public order, despite no untoward incidents since its publication seven years ago. Counsel Michael Cheah confirmed that the High Court had set Jan 26 next year to hear the merits of the judicial review.
Malaysiakini | Menteri Dalam Negeri dan kerajaan Malaysia diheret ke mahkamah atas pengharaman buku Gay is Okay! A Christian Perspective. Permohonan semakan kehakiman difailkan di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur melalui Tetuan AmerBON.
New Straits Times | The publisher and author of the book have succeeded in obtaining leave to proceed with their legal challenge over the banning of the book. They claimed that the Home Minister had no legal and factual basis to impose the ban. Lawyer Michael Cheah Ern Tien represented the applicants.
Malaysiakini | The Home Minister and the Malaysian government have been hauled to court over a book ban that applicants claimed was irrational and disproportionate, as no untoward incidents had been triggered by the book since its publication over seven years ago. Counsel Michael Cheah said the High Court has granted leave to his clients to commence with the judicial review.
Free Malaysia Today | In her ruling, KL High Court judge Noorin Badaruddin said the government “failed to show evidence of actual prejudice to public order that had occurred”, and that the book publisher and author were never given the right to be heard by the government to counter the allegations against them. Edmund Bon and Michael Cheah represented the applicants.
Free Malaysia Today | Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi membenarkan semakan kehakiman membatalkan larangan buku dan menyeru Menteri “memberi alasan atas keputusannya, lebih-lebih lagi dalam perkara yang menyaksikan kebebasan bersuara disekat dan prinsip keadilan yang dijamin di bawah Perlembagaan Persekutuan dicabuli”. Penerbit dan penulis buku diwakili Edmund Bon dan Michael Cheah.
New Straits Times | Gay is OK! publisher Gerakbudaya Enterprise and author Ngeo Boon Lin filed a judicial review leave application to revoke the ban order dated Nov 27 last year, represented by lawyers Edmund Bon and Michael Cheah.
The Sun Daily | The High Court judge said the government failed to show evidence of prejudice to public order by the book. A total ban under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, without the author being given the right to be heard to counter the allegations against the book, is irrational and a violation of freedom of expression and fairness. Lawyers Edmund Bon and Michael Cheah represented the author.
Malaysiakini | Lawyer Michael Cheah confirmed that judge Noorin Badaruddin allowed the judicial review application by his two clients. He said the court ruled that there was no evidence and/or factual basis for the home minister’s justification for the ban, and the government failed to give the author the right to be heard.
Malaysiakini | Peguam Michael Cheah mengesahkan bahawa Hakim Noorin Badaruddin membenarkan permohonan semakan kehakiman oleh pengarang buku Ngeo Boon Lin serta penerbit Gerakbudaya Enterprise untuk membatalkan perintah larangan ke atas buku Gay is OK!.
Malay Mail | According to the grounds of judgment shared by lawyer Michael Cheah, the KL High Court found that there was no “evidence or legal factual basis for the minister’s justification which forms the basis of the ban”. The court awarded RM5,000 in costs to the applicants.
The Vibes | The KL High Court allowed a legal challenge to the government’s prohibition of the book and ordered the Malaysian government and Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to pay RM5,000 in costs to the applicants. Lawyer Michael Cheah acknowledged tha the book can technically be sold again in the Malaysian market.
Malaysiakini | Counsel Michael Cheah Ern Tien confirmed that the KL High Court has fixed Feb 22 for a decision on the judicial review bid by Ngeo Boon Lin and Gerakbudaya Enterprise over a book ban. The book’s author and publisher contended that the ban was irrational as there have been no untoward incidents since its publication eight years ago.
Malaysiakini | The Home Minister contented that the prohibitory order issued under section 7(1) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 was valid as the book could jeopardise public order, despite no untoward incidents since its publication seven years ago. Counsel Michael Cheah confirmed that the High Court had set Jan 26 next year to hear the merits of the judicial review.
Malaysiakini | Menteri Dalam Negeri dan kerajaan Malaysia diheret ke mahkamah atas pengharaman buku Gay is Okay! A Christian Perspective. Permohonan semakan kehakiman difailkan di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur melalui Tetuan AmerBON.
New Straits Times | The publisher and author of the book have succeeded in obtaining leave to proceed with their legal challenge over the banning of the book. They claimed that the Home Minister had no legal and factual basis to impose the ban. Lawyer Michael Cheah Ern Tien represented the applicants.
Malaysiakini | The Home Minister and the Malaysian government have been hauled to court over a book ban that applicants claimed was irrational and disproportionate, as no untoward incidents had been triggered by the book since its publication over seven years ago. Counsel Michael Cheah said the High Court has granted leave to his clients to commence with the judicial review.
