A defendant in a civil suit filed at the Shah Alam High Court has evaded a contempt charge with an apology and admission to attempts at influencing the outcome of proceedings through initiating external contacts with the presiding judge and lawyer for the plaintiff.

Judge Mohd Firuz Jaffril presented Mohd Nizam Alias - the third defendant in a suit filed by plaintiff YM Golden Sdn Bhd - with the option to admit his actions and apologise, or face a contempt charge.

"If you admit, I...