KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): Bersatu youth Selangor chief Na'im Brundage's legal challenge against the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) over the suspension of his TikTok accounts has come to the end of the road.

This, as High Court judge Norliza Othman on Tuesday allowed MCMC's preliminary objection (PO) against Na'im to commence legal proceedings against the agency.

Norliza said that the decision to suspend Na'im's accounts did not come from MCMC and that the agency merely carried out their administrative duty.

"The decision to block and/or suspend the [Na'im's] TikTok account[s] does not come from [MCMC]. They merely initiated administrative action by alerting TikTok of the [Na'im's] breach of community guidelines which led to TikTok's actions to block [...]," she said.

The (PO) was made by the first to third respondents named in the suit. They are MCMC deputy managing director (regulatory) Datuk Mohamed Sulaiman Sultan Suhaibuddeen, MCMC chairman who is not named and the agency.

Lawyer A Ruebankumar of Sitham & Associates represented the three.

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil and the government were the other two respondents named. They were represented by Federal Counsel Ainna Sherina Saipolamin on Tuesday.

Latheefa Koya from Daim & Gamany, who appeared for Na'im, said that they will be appealing the decision.

Na’im filed leave to commence judicial review in 2024 to quash the decision contained in a letter dated April 1, 2024, which blocked his two TikTok accounts.

It was reported that in his application, Na'im said he frequently uploaded videos on his two TikTok accounts, with the content being his views and opinions on current issues.