Zainuddin dalam tulisannya mendakwa Singham, yang mendengar kes saman
difailkan oleh Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ke atas Utusan Malaysia pada masa itu, sebagai pro-pembangkang.
Hukuman dijatuhkan oleh Hakim Datuk John Louis O'Hara.
Susulan itu, Ibrahim diperintahkan ditahan di lokap kompleks mahkamah Kuala Lumpur sehingga jam 5 petang ini.
Dalam penghakimannya, Hakim O'Hara berkata tindakan oleh kedua-dua defendan merupakan serangan ke atas Hakim Singham dan turut mempersoalkan integriti dan kesaksamaan hakim tersebut.
Tambahnya, tulisan di laman web tersebut juga sub judice kerana Hakim Singham pada waktu itu mendengar kes saman oleh Anwar ke atas Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd dan ketua pengarangnya Datuk Abdul Aziz Ishak.
"Penghakiman yang sesuai perlu dibuat. Saya berharap ini menjadi penghalang kepada sesiapa yang menghina mahkamah," kata O'Hara.
Sementara itu, peguam Ibrahim, Adnan Seman @Abdullah berkata hakim enggan membenarkan permohonan untuk menangguhkan pelaksanaan hukuman, yang menyebabkan Ibrahim terpaksa dipenjara selama sehari hari ini.
Ibrahim yang mengenakan kot dan berseluar hitam itu meninggalkan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur tepat jam 5.08 petang tadi setelah dikenakan perintah untuk berada dalam kompleks mahkamah sepanjang hari ini.
"Saya akan mengemukakan rayuan esok bagi membersihkan nama saya setelah artikel itu
dipertanggungjawabkan atas nama saya sendiri.
"Artikel itu disiarkan oleh Zainudin atas nama Media Perkasa malah saya sendiri tidak mengetahui kata laluan ke blog itu. Saya anggap diri saya tidak bersalah namun saya menerima keputusan mahkamah hari ini,” katanya semasa menikmati minum petang di kafeteria mahkamah. -malaysiakini
Guilty of contempt! Ibrahim Ali gets a day's jail...
Perkasa
president Ibrahim Ali has been slapped with a day’s jail and fine of
RM20,000 - or two weeks’ jail in default - after being found guilty of
contempt by the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
This was in relation to an article written by blogger Zainuddin Salleh which was posted on the Perkasa website on Jan 7.
The article questioned the integrity of High Court judge VT Singham (left),
who was due to deliver judgment on Anwar Ibrahim's defamation suit
against Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd and its editor-in-chief Abdul Aziz
Ishak on Jan 22.
The judge was accused of bias while his sexual orientation was questioned.
For this, Zainuddin was convicted of contempt and sentenced to four weeks' jail.
In meting out the sentences today, Justice John Louis O'Hara did not allow a stay of execution, but told both defendants to file a formal application.
He ruled that Zainuddin had made a scurrilous attack against the court in general and in particular against Justice Singham, who has since retired.
Justice O'Hara further noted that Perkasa had allowed the article to appear on its website and that its president had done nothing to remove it.
As he listened to the verdict, Ibrahim was seen nodding his head.
He was handcuffed by the court police personnel after the verdict was delivered and escorted out of the room.
Ibrahim will be held at the Kuala Lumpur court complex lock-up up to 5pm today, as is usual procedure for those jailed a day.
J
ustice O’Hara also ruled that Zainuddin’s article had been sub judice as Justice Singham had been presiding over Anwar’s defamation suit at the time.
"I hope this serves as a deterrent to anyone who (intends to) commit contempt of court," he added.
Outside the court, Ibrahim's lawyer Adnan Seman @ Abdullah (right) said the court’s refusal to allow a stay of execution resulted in Ibrahim being held in the lock-up.
"I will file an appeal against the sentence tomorrow ... on the ground that the website is not owned by Perkasa," Adnan told reporters.
Anwar, who had filed the suit against the duo on Jan 17, was represented by Sivarasa Rasiah.
Although
fined RM20,000 and sentenced to a day's jail - and taken to the lock-up
at the the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, he was spotted at the cafetaria
about 4pm.
Ibrahim, who was with his lawyer and friends, was seen having a teh tarik.
Asked why he was out of the court lock-up earlier than 5pm, Ibrahim said the officers allowed him out after he paid the fine.
He was, however, told not to leave the court complex until 5pm.
While saying that he accepts the sentence, he denied making any insulting statement that was in contempt of court.
"You know me. Although I'm a controversial figure, I have never committed any offence," he said.
"The problem is, the media spins my words. I'm victim of circumstances, a victim of the social media."-malaysiakini
This was in relation to an article written by blogger Zainuddin Salleh which was posted on the Perkasa website on Jan 7.
The article questioned the integrity of High Court judge VT Singham (left),
who was due to deliver judgment on Anwar Ibrahim's defamation suit
against Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd and its editor-in-chief Abdul Aziz
Ishak on Jan 22. The judge was accused of bias while his sexual orientation was questioned.
For this, Zainuddin was convicted of contempt and sentenced to four weeks' jail.
In meting out the sentences today, Justice John Louis O'Hara did not allow a stay of execution, but told both defendants to file a formal application.
He ruled that Zainuddin had made a scurrilous attack against the court in general and in particular against Justice Singham, who has since retired.
Justice O'Hara further noted that Perkasa had allowed the article to appear on its website and that its president had done nothing to remove it.
As he listened to the verdict, Ibrahim was seen nodding his head.
He was handcuffed by the court police personnel after the verdict was delivered and escorted out of the room.
Ibrahim will be held at the Kuala Lumpur court complex lock-up up to 5pm today, as is usual procedure for those jailed a day.
J
ustice O’Hara also ruled that Zainuddin’s article had been sub judice as Justice Singham had been presiding over Anwar’s defamation suit at the time."I hope this serves as a deterrent to anyone who (intends to) commit contempt of court," he added.
Outside the court, Ibrahim's lawyer Adnan Seman @ Abdullah (right) said the court’s refusal to allow a stay of execution resulted in Ibrahim being held in the lock-up.
"I will file an appeal against the sentence tomorrow ... on the ground that the website is not owned by Perkasa," Adnan told reporters.
Anwar, who had filed the suit against the duo on Jan 17, was represented by Sivarasa Rasiah.
Although
fined RM20,000 and sentenced to a day's jail - and taken to the lock-up
at the the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, he was spotted at the cafetaria
about 4pm.Ibrahim, who was with his lawyer and friends, was seen having a teh tarik.
Asked why he was out of the court lock-up earlier than 5pm, Ibrahim said the officers allowed him out after he paid the fine.
He was, however, told not to leave the court complex until 5pm.
While saying that he accepts the sentence, he denied making any insulting statement that was in contempt of court.
"You know me. Although I'm a controversial figure, I have never committed any offence," he said.
"The problem is, the media spins my words. I'm victim of circumstances, a victim of the social media."-malaysiakini
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