We have sufficient laws to deal with fake news, says Bar chief


KUALA LUMPUR: There are sufficient provisions under the current laws to deal with fake news, said Malaysian Bar president George Varughese.

“We have not seen exactly what the proposed legislation will look like, but I believe there are sufficient legislations, whether it is the Communications and Multimedia Act (1998) or the Penal Code itself, to take care of issues of this nature,” he said at the opening of the Malaysian Bar’s new building – Wisma Badan Peguam Malaysia – here yesterday.

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