The Kuala Terengganu Magistrate’s Court delivered its reasons for judgment today against Clare Rewcastle-Brown, founder and editor of Sarawak Report.

On Feb 7, she was found guilty of defaming Sultanah Nur Zahirah of Terengganu in her book, “The Sarawak Report: The Inside Story of the 1MDB Exposé”.

In his reasons for the judgment dated June 2, Magistrate Nik Mohd Tarmizie Nik Mohd Shukri said Rewcastle-Brown’s conduct caused a...