In 2015 the Malaysian Court Of Appeal determined that National Journalism Laureate Dato Rejal Arbee acted in bad faith, deliberately concealed facts - Obviously not laudable conduct, should not Rejal be stripped of his awards

 by Ganesh Sahathevan 

by Ganesh Sahathevan 

            YBhg Datuk Ahmad Rejal Arbee  has recently questioned the Johor Royal Family's right to rule

The Edge and others reported in 2015: 

A newspaper publisher and its editor had bad intentions when they reported that a PAS lawmaker had misbehaved and created a nuisance during a debate in Parliament 14 years ago by challenging a government backbencher to a fist fight, said the Court of Appeal.

Judge Datuk Hishamudin Mohd Yunus said this was a deliberate act of “pick and choose”, and “blacking out” of facts that were favourable to the plaintiff, Datuk Mahfuz Omar from PAS.

Hishamudin said the court had also rejected the defence of justification and qualified privilege advanced by the defendants — The New Straits Times (M) Bhd (NST) and Berita Harian’s former group editor Datuk Ahmad Rejal Arbee.

The Court Of Appeal judged Rejal, the National Journalism Laureate, on his conduct in his profession as journalist and editor. It is hard to see how one might remain a laureate when one's conduct in his profession is anything but laudable.

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