Middle Malaysia: You're guilty until proven innocent

PODCAST For the 15th Middle Malaysia podcast, media consultant Oon Yeoh speaks to Foong Cheng Leong, co-chair of the KL Bar IT Committee, about the new amendments to the Evidence Act. 

It was Foong who first broke the news about the new amendments through an article on the LoyarBurok blog.

He says the article at first didn't garner much attention. That all changed when theSun published a front-page article based on it. Now, everyone's talking about the serious implications of the new amendments.

Foong (right) gives a broad overview of what the new law is all about and explains why it should be of grave concern for all those who use the Internet. 

He also gives his opinion on different social media scenarios where the Evidence Act could be applied.

Foong’s concerns, however, are not just on how this new law could affect criminal and politically-charged cases but also civil cases.

He shows how this law could affect cases concerning election offences and gives a real-life example of a past case that probably would have turned out very differently had the new law been in place then.

Foong, who often comments about IT issues, is totally against this law and is working towards having it repealed. 

Listen to Foong in this 12-minute podcast.