ANY news related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) that is not recognised by the authorities is considered false information.
Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Jailani Johari said the case of the state investment fund was under investigation by the police and the Attorney-General’s Chambers, while investigative reports were tabled to the National Accounts Committee (PAC) made up of government and opposition representatives.
“The proceedings have been done transparently. The Hansard can be read on the Parliament website. The PAC report has also been published and is readable on the same site, PAC’s proposals have been fully accepted and fully implemented by the government. The rationalisation process has also been well implemented.
“In view of this, the government is of the stand that other than information which is confirmed by the authorities as mentioned, any information other than that will be acknowledged as false information,” he said when winding up the debate on the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s speech for his ministry at the Dewan Rakyat sitting, today.
He said the issue should not be turned into polemics, especially by the opposition which was always raising the topic.
Jailani said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had imposed sanctions on 40 portal and blog sites for false news content.
In addition, he said 154 cases of cyber crime and social media abuse were under investigation, and 16 cases were being prosecuted.
He said MCMC also took action against 4,358 fake accounts, 80% of which had been deleted by the social media platforms
In another development, Jailani said Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) was ready to host programmes that would let MPs on both sides of the camp debate one another, if there was need and if it was deemed suitable.
In fact, he said, political parties would be given the opportunity to present their manifestos in compliance with broadcast guidelines
“There is no issue of us never giving space to the other side… not just RTM alone, but Astro has also held interviews with the opposition,” he said. – Bernama, March 21, 2018.
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