Protest against MCMC in Malaysiakini
This morning, groups of NGOs and members of the public stood in solidarity with Malaysiakini, demanding MCMC to stop harassing press freedom and rights to information. Over the past weeks, MCMC has been intensely investigating over the video of the 'cow head' protest and the following press conference by the Home Minister.
The people whom showed up at the protest.
The press.
Press conference at Malaysiakini Office
The protest was led by Executive Director of NIEI, Amin Iskandar, who read out the press release during the PC. Here's part of the PR,
"NIEI believes that the action by the MCMC is malafide in nature and contradicts with the principle of democracy and freedom of press enshrined in the Malaysian Constitution and Universal Declaration of Human Rights which stipulated in the Article 19 - Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
In conjunction with the Malaysian version of Human Rights Day last week, NIEI demands that Malaysian government and MCMC to stop its action which clearly infringing human rights in Malaysia.
While other mainstream media such as television and radio stations and print media are vigorously put under the spell of Publication and Printing Act, we urged the Malaysian government to allow and respect individual rights to online information.
Lately, several uncalled moves by the Malaysian authorities in relation to media has tainted Prime Minister’s own mantra; “People First, Performance Now” and the 52nd anniversary of Malaysian Independence Day on 31st August. If thus Malaysians people are the priority, respecting the individual’s freedom and rights to information is a condition for nation building."
Uncle Zorro was at the PC too. He encouraged Malaysiakini with a Chinese proverb, "Pak see beh toh" which means "They whack you, but you'll survive." We'll stand by you.
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