Reporters Without Borders today pledged its backing to independent news website Malaysiakini which has decided to resist an order to remove two news videos judged to be “offensive” by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.
The commission told the website in a letter on 3 September that it considered the two film clips “offensive” and “intended to upset people, and particularly the Indians”. The penalty for refusing to comply is a fine of 50,000 ringgit (14,325 dollars) and one year in prison.
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