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Malaysia Cartoonist Investigated Over Criticism Of Politician 

May 19, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Malaysia Cartoonist Investigated Over Criticism Of Politician 
Zulkiflee Anwar Haque – Image source

This information is from the Committee to Protect Journalists. Here is an excerpt:

Malaysian authorities must cease their legal harassment of cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, known as Zunar, and drop any pending charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

On May 7, police in the northern state of Kedah summoned Zunar, who publishes his political cartoons on the Malaysiakini news website, and questioned him about a cartoon that lampooned Kedah Chief Minister Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, according to news reports and the cartoonist, who spoke with CPJ in a video interview. Authorities also confiscated his phone during the interrogation and did not return it, Zunar said.

Zunar told CPJ that police said he was being investigated under Section 233 of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act, a criminal provision that bars the improper use of network facilities, and Section 505 of the penal code, a law that broadly bans statements, rumors, or reports that could cause public mischief. Convictions under Section 233 allow for one-year prison sentences and fines, while violations of Section 505 carry possible two-year prison terms, according to those laws.

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Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Journalism and Free Speech, Malaysia, Political Comedy, Political Dissidents

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