PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - All websites that promote, spread information
and encourage the public to join the Bersih 4 rally will be blocked by the
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
The commission is calling for the public to report such
websites or social media accounts spreading content that could harm the
nation’s stability, public order and economic stability.
In response, Bersih 2.0 has threatened to sue the Malaysian
Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) unless it withdraws a ban on
websites that spread information on the Bersih 4.0 rally.
The Bersih 2.0 chief Maria Chin Abdullah (pic) said that
MCMC’s decision was quite shocking and against constitutional rights.
“It’s against the right to information, and he we are
talking about implementing the right of information act,” she said adding that
MCMC’s purpose was to ensure freer flow of information.
Maria said that the organisers of the rally depended on
social media and the internet for security, crowd control and to counter
misinformation.
“We really depend on the internet for our dissemination of
information. To stop that is going to cause inconvenience for us.
“We are going to sue them if they do not withdraw…It is
really against the rakyat’s right to information. They have no right to block
it,” she said.
Source: The Star
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