It expresses concern over a recent media ban by a Magistrate's Court in Shah Alam in the case of a policeman charged with falsifying documents. FMTNews Media Ban Court ShahAlam
The media was barred from covering a case at the Magistrate’s Court in Shah Alam as the charges against a policeman were said to be ‘sensitive’.
However, he said it was concerned over a deputy public prosecutor’s application to have the media barred in the policeman’s case because the charges that were to be read against the officer were said to be sensitive and should not be reported by the media. “The DPP, in executing the powers of the public prosecutor, plays a crucial role in balancing the freedom of the press, protecting the natural right of the public to know, as well as upholding the law.
On January 29, the media was barred from covering the trial of the cop who was one of the individuals previously accused of arresting young men in Sungai Buloh to extort from their family members.
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