Court says raid on Borders bookstore, seizure of Irshad Manji's books illegal (Update)


KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Books Sdn Bhd, which owns Borders, succeeded in challenging the raid, search and seizure of Irshad Manji's controversial book at a Borders outlet.

“The book was not subject to any prohibition (at that time),” High Court judge Justice Zaleha Yusof said Friday.

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