MCMC promises fair probes, but doubts persist


PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission chief regulatory officer Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin said the Emergency Ordinance has enough “built-in control mechanisms”, such as confirming officers from various authorities and allowance for judicial reviews, which would guard it from being abused.

“I believe the ordinance is robust enough with sufficient protection at the very beginning, with confirming officers from the right authority to state that it is a case of spreading fake news (with ill intentions).

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