Tan Sri Razarudin Bin Husain @ Abd Rasid v Wan Muhammad Azri Bin Wan Deris

wa-23cy-47-12-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 26 August 2025 • WA-23CY-47-12/2024 • 41 min read
17 cases cited (0 SG, 17 foreign)

Catchwords

Interlocutory injunction issued against blogger cum cybertrooper – Breach of injunction by posting defamatory statements on social media accounts – Defendant tendered apology in Court and gave undertaking to post apology on the same social media accounts as the impugned statements – Scrolling of apology at high speed to make it unreadable – Addition of background music from a comedy – Act of mockery by the Defendant – Failure to post Apology on all the same social media accounts – Failure to comply with court order is plain contempt of court – On the next day the Defendant created live stream video of himself uttering statements that showed no remorse – Effect of new video was to repudiate the apology recorded in Court – Defendant guilty of contempt of court for his contemptuous video – Sentencing for contempt of court – No remorse shown – Defendant well aware of consequences of contempt of court – Imprisonment appropriate sentence instead of a fine

Judges (1)

Gan Techiong Delivered

Counsel (4)

The Law Practice of Rafique Firm Muhammad Amirul Ar Rasyid Bin Azman Counsel Defendant Muhammad Rafique Bin Rashid Ali Counsel Defendant Nurmustanir Bin Md Nor Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Tan Sri Razarudin bin Husain @ Abd Rasid Plaintiff Wan Muhammad Azri bin Wan Deris Defendant

Case Significance

Tan Sri Razarudin Bin Husain @ Abd Rasid v Wan Muhammad Azri Bin Wan Deris is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated August 26, 2025 (citation: wa-23cy-47-12-2024). The case was decided by Gan Techiong.

What was the outcome of Tan Sri Razarudin Bin Husain @ Abd Rasid v Wan Muhammad Azri Bin Wan Deris?

Tan Sri Razarudin Bin Husain @ Abd Rasid v Wan Muhammad Azri Bin Wan Deris is a High Court decision dated August 26, 2025. The case was heard by Gan Techiong. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)
s 13
Federal Constitution
Art 126
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (17)

UK (2)
[1970] Ch 128 [1974] AC 273
MY (15)
[1986] 1 MLJ 382 [1988] 3 MLJ 332 [2000] 2 MLJ 29 [2001] MLJU 767 [2008] 8 CLJ 308 [2009] 7 MLJ 168 [2010] 5 CLJ 590 [2012] 2 CLJ 849 [2012] 3 MLJ 458 [2012] 4 MLJ 137 [2012] MLJU 1208 [2017] 7 MLJ 141 [2019] 4 MLJ 747 [2021] 2 MLJ 652 [2021] 3 CLJ 603

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (wa-23cy-47-12-2024)