Dr M says his remark on Jews is free speech
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad attends the Prime Minister’s Department Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house in Putrajaya June 20, 2019. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
PUTRAJAYA, June 20 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today defended his right to free speech, after he was criticised for making purportedly anti-Semitic remarks in the UK.“But that is my opinion. They talk about free speech, I can’t say that thing, there is no free speech. “That’s why I say the Europeans, they have double standard. When they like, free speech. When they don’t like, don’t say, it’s wrong,” Dr Mahathir said.MORE TO COME
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