{
  "id": 15854863,
  "title": "DBKL consent not needed for assembly at Padang Merbok, court rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/dbkl-consent-not-needed-for-assembly-at-padang-merbok-court-rules-15854863",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T05:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/21/dbkl-consent-not-needed-for-assembly-at-padang-merbok-court-rules"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Court of Appeal awards the Malaysian Bar and four ex-Bar Council office-bearers RM59,449 in damages over police restrictions imposed on a 2022 march for judicial independence.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}