'Stop intimidating web media over PM's speech'
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia views with regard the investigations being conducted by the Malaysian communications regulator, the Malaysian Communications as well as Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in to online reports of the debate by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
The harassment began upon October 22, when officers from the elect visited the offices of online news site Malaysiakini, recording the matter from the editor-in-chief, Steven Gan.
According to the news site, the officers were investigating Malaysiakini's reporting of Umno's annual general meeting.
This was followed up by the inquire of blogger Wong Choon Mei, who writes the blog Malaysia Chronicle. The inquire took place upon Monday October 25, as well as centred around the post where she reproduces the little quotes from the Malaysiakini articles.
While Wong was told which she was being investigated for probable crack of Section 211 as well as 233 of the Communications as well as Multimedia Act 1998, she was denied access to legal warn during the march of the questioning. Her lawyer, Latheefa Koya, was told which she would usually be authorised to remain present if she additionally gave the witness statement. This is the transparent crack of Article 5 of Malaysia's constitution.
According to the single inform by the Malay-language daily, MCA lodged the military inform opposite Malaysia Chronicle, though it is unclear whether the MCMC review is the outcome of this report. There have been no reports which the Prime Minister's Office has released any clarification or rebuttal of the reports.
These investigations have been the defilement of the constitutional guarantee of leisure of expression as well as have been clearly written to dominate the Malaysian online community, targeting certain news as well as report sites, given which identical articles as well as headlines have appeared in other publ! ications with no problems from the authorities.
In the nation where print as well as broadcast media have been tightly tranquil by both ownership as well as legislation, the Internet provides an critical space for political contention as well as expression, the space guaranteed under Article 3 of the Communications as well as Multimedia Act.
CIJ recommends which the MCMC drops all investigations in to both Malaysiakini as well as Malaysia Chronicle. We additionally remind the elect of the constitutional guarantees of both legal illustration as well as leisure of expression, as well as goal which in destiny it will work to uphold these critical legal principles.
To safeguard which it does not rivet in destiny violations of the right to legal representation, you suggest which MCMC conducts an review in to the conduct of the officers who denied this right to Wong.
The writer is the executive military officer of the Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia (CIJ), the non-profit organisation.
The harassment began upon October 22, when officers from the elect visited the offices of online news site Malaysiakini, recording the matter from the editor-in-chief, Steven Gan.
According to the news site, the officers were investigating Malaysiakini's reporting of Umno's annual general meeting.
This was followed up by the inquire of blogger Wong Choon Mei, who writes the blog Malaysia Chronicle. The inquire took place upon Monday October 25, as well as centred around the post where she reproduces the little quotes from the Malaysiakini articles.
While Wong was told which she was being investigated for probable crack of Section 211 as well as 233 of the Communications as well as Multimedia Act 1998, she was denied access to legal warn during the march of the questioning. Her lawyer, Latheefa Koya, was told which she would usually be authorised to remain present if she additionally gave the witness statement. This is the transparent crack of Article 5 of Malaysia's constitution.
According to the single inform by the Malay-language daily, MCA lodged the military inform opposite Malaysia Chronicle, though it is unclear whether the MCMC review is the outcome of this report. There have been no reports which the Prime Minister's Office has released any clarification or rebuttal of the reports.
These investigations have been the defilement of the constitutional guarantee of leisure of expression as well as have been clearly written to dominate the Malaysian online community, targeting certain news as well as report sites, given which identical articles as well as headlines have appeared in other publ! ications with no problems from the authorities.
In the nation where print as well as broadcast media have been tightly tranquil by both ownership as well as legislation, the Internet provides an critical space for political contention as well as expression, the space guaranteed under Article 3 of the Communications as well as Multimedia Act.
CIJ recommends which the MCMC drops all investigations in to both Malaysiakini as well as Malaysia Chronicle. We additionally remind the elect of the constitutional guarantees of both legal illustration as well as leisure of expression, as well as goal which in destiny it will work to uphold these critical legal principles.
To safeguard which it does not rivet in destiny violations of the right to legal representation, you suggest which MCMC conducts an review in to the conduct of the officers who denied this right to Wong.
The writer is the executive military officer of the Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia (CIJ), the non-profit organisation.
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