'Manners maketh man': Judicial commissioner's pointed reminder to Akmal

In his broad grounds of judgment released today, Malacca High Court judicial commissioner Isa Ibrahim gave a particularly pointed reminder to Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh: “Manners maketh man”.

The judgment follows the conclusion of a two-year legal battle between Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and Akmal, whom she sued for defamation over a social media dispute regarding the government’s proposed mandatory halal certification requirement for certain businesses.

Yesterday...