The Home Ministry had issued a warning letter over a controversial short story entitled ‘Politik Baru YB J’ which was published in Utusan Malaysia’s weekend publication Mingguan Malaysia in its Oct 12, 2008 issue, reports Malaysiakini today..
Teresa Kok (DAP-Seputeh) had claimed that the short story was a satire of her as YB Josephine, a parliamentarian who was deemed anti-Malay and anti-Islam, and eventually murdered.
On Dec 12 2008, she filed a RM30 million defamation suit against the daily and the author of the article Chamil Wariya, who is also Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) executive officer, over the publication of the story.
In his written reply to a question from P Ramasamy (DAP-Batu Kawan) in Parliament today, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the short story breached the ministry’s publication guidelines and could affect public order and disrupt racial harmony.
Subsequently, the Home Ministry issued a warning letter to Mingguan Malaysia on Oct 21, 2008. said Hishammuddin.
No details about reports
In his reply to Ramasamy, he also said the police have opened three investigation papers under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act 1948. There is no details in the written reply about these reports.
Another police report lodged against Utusan Malaysia has been classified as ‘Referred to magistrate’. Again, no details were provided.
He added that the police will continue monitoring “seditious elements” in publications occasionally.
Ramasamy had sought the ministry’s confirmation over the number of police reports that has been lodged against Utusan Malaysia, which is owned by Umno, over articles that were allegedly contained seditious or racial elements.
He had also demanded an explanation over the type of action which has been taken by the ministry and the police in response to such reports.
Why did they take so long to take action… nearly 2 years…. but when comes to Suara keadilan… less than 1 week…. I view this is a strategy for BN to win GE13..
1. Cause trouble to the opposition/alternative media… nothing printed and in the same time, the mainstream medias attack PR without PR able to answer it with their newslatter…
2. Issues used by the mainstream medias in this period is… sand issues in Selangor… Anwar is a CIA agent, and Anwar is kow-tow-ing with the jews in US… and trying to break up bonds in PR by mentioning about cooperation between PAs and UMNO for ISlam and Malays benefits,.. and the Islamic State Issues with Karpal….
3. All these are to get rural and Malays support for BN…
This garbage reporting media U Melayu is mainly populated by racialistic and unethical reporters. They know they can do anything as their equally UMNO politicians will protect them.
That “krismuddin” from HM is talking cock that action will be taken against them. Yet, till todate what have they done?? Practically a BIG FAT ZERO.
What happen to all the lawsuits and police reports against those dickhead reporters?? Again what actions to our so called super duper efficient PDRM and the so called “judiciary” did??? Well, i do not need to elaborate, the rakyat knows the answer.
If the opposition is involved, guarantee immediate actions from them la!!
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