Murray Hunter in hot soup for breaching 3R ban in his blog posts
INSPECTOR-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain announced that Bukit Aman has initiated a 3R investigation into Australian blogger Murray Hunter, who is suspected to be in Bangkok, Thailand. The police said they are investigating the blogger over his online posts that allegedly attacked the Malay rulers.
“We have opened an investigation (against the blogger) related to 3R issues,” he said, as quoted by a news portal this morning.
The report did not mention which blog post is being investigated. Razarudin disclosed that at least three police reports have been filed against Hunter, who penned articles connecting the demolition of the Shah Alam Stadium and its redevelopment to the Selangor palace.
In a post dated Feb 26, Murray criticised the introduction of the new journalist code of conduct, alleging it emerged suddenly and could potentially serve as the government’s latest method to regulate and censor media coverage concerning the government and its commercial partners.
He also stated that the 3R issues are now used by the current government to stifle opponents, saying the 3Rs have taken censorship in Malaysia back to the post-May 13, 1969 era. – FocusM March 2, 2024
