The Malaysian Communications regulator will take legal action against blogger Papagomo for falsely alleging it blocked a news report about the Communications Minister
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will initiate legal action against blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo.
The action follows his false claims that the commission blocked a news report involving Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
The report, published by the Malaysia Gazette portal, pertained to a court case involving the minister and Wan Muhammad Azri.
MCMC stated that the allegations were untrue and completely baseless.
The commission clarified it was not involved in the case and never issued any directive to block the content.
“In this regard, MCMC will take appropriate legal action against Wan Azri concerning the dissemination of these false claims,” the commission said.
It also stated it takes a serious view of any misuse of social media to mislead the public.
Firm action will be taken against any individual found violating existing laws, it added.