Canadian reporter convicted in Malaysia

Canadian reporter convicted in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A reporter for the Far Eastern Economic Review magazine was convicted yesterday of contempt of court in connection with an article about a lawsuit over a high school debate team.

Murray Hiebert, a Canadian who is the Review's Kuala Lumpur correspondent, was released on 100,000 ringgit (US$40,000) bail and ordered to return July 14 for sentencing.

Possible penalties include a fine and jail.

Judge Low Hop Bing ruled that Hiebert's January article about the lawsuit contained comments that were an unwarranted attack on the Malaysian judiciary.