Consider This: Press Freedom (Part 1) - Malaysiakini Loses First Round, Next Date July 13

Today the Federal Court has decided that it will hear the contempt of court proceedings against Malaysiakini, over readers’ comments on its site that prosecutors claim undermined the judiciary. The seven-judge panel ruled that Malaysiakini had facilitated the publication of the comments, and was presumed in law to have published the comments. A contempt hearing will be held on July 13th. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the most important conversations of the day.