KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) reminded online news portal editors not to republish content from The Sarawak Report, which has been blocked.
MCMC in a statement here said the act of reposting any material from The Sarawak Report may be liable for regulatory action under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
To ensure that the matter was understood, MCMC held a meeting with editors of news portals yesterday and reminded them that action will be taken against the spread of false or inaccurate information that could undermine the peace and harmony of the country, especially in terms of economy and national security, the statement said.
As such, MCMC will not hesitate to take action against any party who falsely or inaccurately reports anything, or spreads unverified information, it added.
MCMC also regretted that a statement made by the Head of Monitoring and Enforcement Division of MCMC, Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin, at the meeting yesterday was taken out of context and several online news portals carried a misleading headline and article in respect to it.
“The statement by Zulkarnain which appeared in several online news portals, has to be taken in the context of an on-going investigation by the police and the Special Task Force and not as confirmation that there is no proof that the content of The Sarawak Report is false,” said MCMC.-Bernama