IGP doesn’t understand laws of sedition

FMT columnist Mariam Mokhtar responds to the IGP's warning to her and thanks everyone for their support.

COMMENT

Thank you so much for your kind words of support and encouragement.

The Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said in a Bernama report of Saturday, Nov 30, that he had issued a warning to me. Neither he, nor any of his personnel have contacted me, by phone or by e-mail.

On Friday Nov 29, I was in the company of friends and colleagues throughout the day and then late into the night. They will vouch that no contact had been made by PDRM. Neither was any contact made on Saturday morning.

The IGP is promulgating another bare-faced lie to mislead readers and to harass Malaysians.

Is he attempting to disseminate disinformation in an attempt to stop people accessing the alternative websites?

The IGP should know that many writers for the alternative newspapers are conscientious and write to highlight, inform and educate readers.

We also seek answers to questions that our Umno Baru MPs and BN leaders seek to avoid.

Neither I, nor the publication that I write for, seek merely to attract visitors to the website.

It is at least encouraging to learn that the IGP reads newspapers.

It is shameful that he has no understanding of the laws of sedition nor of the role of the government.

Thanks again for your support.