Court throws out bid by journalist to protect source

Hafiz YatimPublished: Nov 27, 2015 8:36 AM | Updated: Nov 27, 2015 9:24 AM

The Court of Appeal today has ordered a journalist with The Star to continue testifying in the case of former ISA detainee Yazid Sufaat and canteen helper Muhammad Hilmi Hassan under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act.

The three-member panel ruled that national security overrules a journalist's confidentiality code used to protect a source.

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