The Edisi Siasat / Telegram Fiasco
Blocking Of Social Media Platform Over Civil / Private Dispute Equivalent To CENSORSHIP
The blocking of a site or platform over a civil dispute between a writer and an aggrieved party is nothing short of CENSORSHIP—and a dangerous one at that. It is an outrageous act that undermines the very essence of free speech and expression. When authorities like PDRM or Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) take sides, they send a chilling message: that truth, criticism, and dissent can be silenced with power! The RAKYAT must ‘bangkit’ to fight this act, which is an affront to our the Federal Constitution.
The rules of the game are clear—publish and be damned. If someone feels defamed, the law provides recourse through a civil suit, not through the arbitrary silencing of voices. Freedom of expression is not a privilege to be granted or withdrawn at whim & fancy of the authorities —it is a right, and one that must be fiercely protected.
Rumour: Edisi Siasat Published About Scandals Involving A Special Branch Officer In Its Telegram Channel
Rumour has it that Edisi Siasat latest publication was about the alleged corruption of a senior special branch officer. If that is the case, then that particular officer should file a defamation suit in the civil court against Edisi Siasat. No other body including MCMC has any business to file any civil actions including defamation suit on behalf of the special branch officer. To do otherwise it was an act of a busy body at best!
I am not here to defend Edisi Siasat / Telegram. But what I do know, from personal experience, is this: the rich and powerful have repeatedly exploited officers under D5 (Unit Siasatan Jenayah Terkelas) in Bukit Aman, using them as tools to instruct MCMC to block access to social media platforms. Why? Because those platforms dared to expose their alleged wrongdoings. Unsurprisingly, the so-called aggrieved parties rarely come forward themselves—they prefer to hide in the shadows and let D5 of Bukit Aman and/or MCMC to do the dirty job for them. Of course, the “budak suruhan” will be … you know lah. “Tau sama tau kan”!
Dato’ Siew Ka Wei (the executive chairman of Ancom Bhd & former chairman of Tourism Malaysia) & His Special Friend, Elizabeth Ken Tzu Ying Involvement In The Scandalous RM99 million Public Fund
The Rich / Powerful Have The Habit Of Hiding Behind the Archaic “Criminal Defamation” – Using D5 In Bukit Aman To Do The Dirty Job For Them!
In my case the aggrieved parties are the corporate wizard, Dato’ Siew Ka Wei, the executive chairman of Ancom Bhd and the former chairman of Tourism Malaysia & his special friend
Elizabeth Ken Tzu Ying were extremely upset with the 2 postings of mine published in May 2023 below. Instead of filing a defamation suit, which she dared not, Elizabeth Ken chose to lodge a police report under an archaic law “Criminal Defamation”, which was first enacted in 1936! This D5 police officer, ASP Faidz Bin Hamdan, acted in lightning speed to record my statement and instruct MCMC to block the access of my blog.
In May 2023 Ihad lodged a report against Elizabeth Ken for making false report against me but this ASP Ahmad Faidz chose to ignore it. “Kita Tahu Sama Tahu – Kenapa”!
More than 2 years have elapsed, the police has not filed the criminal defamation charge against me and they saw it fit to keep my Apple Notebook under the pretext of the so-called investigation! I had to file a civil suit against MCMC to have the blockade of my blog lifted.
The 2 offending articles:
weechookeong.com/recap-geeko-1-
weechookeong.com/geeko-2-0-a-tr
Siew Ka Wei & Elizabeth Ken Were Arrested & Detained By MACC For 4 Days
Siew Ka Wei and/or his special friend, Elizabeth Ken Tzu Ying, have never dared to file a defamation suit against me—for good reason. They knew that what I had published in my blog, weechookeong.com, was the truth. It exposed a scandalous RM99 million deal involving public funds between Elizabeth Ken’s few months old company, Geeko Tech Sdn Bhd, and Tourism Malaysia, at the material time when Siew Ka Wei was serving as its chairman. As a result of the publication of the scandalous deal in my blog, Siew Ka Wei and Elizabeth Ken Tourism Malaysia, were arrested and detained for 4 days by MACC. The scandalous deal was subsequently cancelled. To date, MACC has yet to charge both Siew Ka Wei & his special friend Elizabeth Ken.
Similar Pattern To Eidisi Siasat / Telegram Case
For Spreading Harmful contents – So Far MCMC Has Not Disclosed The Details Of The So-Called Harmful Contents & Against Whom
I see a familiar pattern in the Edisi Siasat case—only this time with a slight twist. Instead of the aggrieved party stepping forward, it’s MCMC that played an active role to file a civil suit against Telegram and 2 of its channels for allegedly spreading harmful content that could erode trust in public institutions and threatened social order! MCMC has yet to disclosed the details of the so-called harmful contents and against whom. This is highly improper. MCMC has no business initiating such actions. If anyone should be filing a civil suit, it is the aggrieved Special Branch officer—not a government regulator acting on their behalf. MCMC must not reduce itself as an apparatus for the rich and powerful.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) should be closely scrutinized, especially when its actions intertwined with fundamental rights such as freedom of speech & expression, which are protected under Article 10 (1) (a) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.
Please Repost – We Must Stand Firm Against Any Act Against Free Speech / Freedom Of Expression! Thank you
To be continued Part 2
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