Not a good idea to raid a media office. However, sometimes it has to be done.
What happened to Malaysiakini office this evening was not 'so pleasant' to media practitioners, especially those who support Press freedom.
But reporting false and lie is not the content of journalism. Speculations can be accepted, depending on the issues. A lie is like reporting the death of someone who is still very much alive and kicking!
Hey! You can be sued.
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However, Mkini (I believe) was courting trouble by reporting the transfer of a deputy public prosecutor at the MACC, something that could lead to negative perception on the anti-corruption commission
Yes, the story did sell, and readers believed it and started to hammer MACC nastily. In the end, Mkini boss Steven Gan has to answer questions as to why his editorial team sent the unfounded story to print.
Earlier, attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali denied that the officer, Ahmad Shazalee Abdul Khairi, was transferred out of MACC.
However, according to Malaysiakini, the said report actually made no mention of the transfer.
What happened to Malaysiakini office this evening was not 'so pleasant' to media practitioners, especially those who support Press freedom.
But reporting false and lie is not the content of journalism. Speculations can be accepted, depending on the issues. A lie is like reporting the death of someone who is still very much alive and kicking!
Hey! You can be sued.
Yes, the story did sell, and readers believed it and started to hammer MACC nastily. In the end, Mkini boss Steven Gan has to answer questions as to why his editorial team sent the unfounded story to print.
The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) raided Malaysiakini office this evening.The raid was said to be over a report that a deputy public prosecutor was transferred out of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) special operations division published on the news portal Monday.Malaysiakini reported that a team comprising some 10 officers from the police as well as the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) arrived at its office in Petaling Jaya at 5pm.The officers left around 8pm after recording a statement from the news portal editor-in-chief Steven Gan.It was reported that the team also seized a computer belonging to him.The case is being investigated under Section 500 of the Penal Code for criminal defamation.On Wednesday, MCMC had recorded a statement from Gan and a journalist in connection with the Monday's report.
Earlier, attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali denied that the officer, Ahmad Shazalee Abdul Khairi, was transferred out of MACC.
However, according to Malaysiakini, the said report actually made no mention of the transfer.
Gan, when commenting on the incident, said Malaysiakini is willing to cooperate with the authorities but would never disclose the identity of its sources.