Cops record statements from China Press chief editor, sub-editor

 

Police have recorded statements from two senior staffers of China Press today in a probe over the daily’s erroneous social media post about the king’s speech in the Dewan Rakyat recently.

“Today, at about 1pm, the police called up and recorded statements of two senior employees from China Press, namely its chief editor and sub-editor, for further investigations,” Bukit Aman CID chief M Kumar said in a statement.

Kumar (above) added that the investigation was sparked by the daily’s Facebook post - which had featured a mistranslation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s speech on Jan 19.

He also explained that China Press is being investigated under Section 505 (b) of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. The daily is also being investigated by MCMC.

Yesterday, China Press apologised for misreporting the Agong’s speech, saying the headline on its social media post did not accurately convey the king’s message.

“We immediately made a correction upon discovering the error.

“We sincerely apologise for any misunderstanding or distress caused by the inaccurate headline, especially as it pertains to an important speech by the monarch,” China Press added.

Checks by Malaysiakini found that the erroneous graphic posted had been replaced with a new one at 1.38pm on Jan 19, about one-and-a-half hours after the initial Facebook post.

Agong’s speech

In his royal address at the opening of the 2026 parliamentary sitting, Sultan Ibrahim decreed that any education system introduced in Malaysia must be aligned with the national education policy, which is founded on the Malay language.

“If a new education system is to be introduced, it must be done in line with the national education policy, and Bahasa Malaysia must be the main language because it is the national language.

“Therefore, any proposal to recognise any other education system must accept the Malay language and Malaysian history.

“If there are those who do not accept the language, it would be better for them not to live in Malaysia,” he said. - Mkini