Police will be busy
RTM, where Mr Maidin calls his shots, has lodged a police report against news web portal Malaysiakini and two other Tamil newspapers -- Malaysia Nanban and Makkal Osai -- for alleged false reporting that is defamatory.
The report was filed by RTM Broadcasting director-general Abdul Rahman Hamid lodged the report on Thursday (December 6), The Star reported.
RTM claimed that the three organisations falsely reported that the recent termination of the service of two radio presenters from MINNALfm were linked to their involvement in the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf).
In the same police report, RTM further denied that an internal job reshuffle involving five other radio presenters were also due to their links to Hindraf.
On the other hand, The Star reported yesterday that Mr Maidin denied Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang’s allegation in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday that seven deejays of Minnal fm, including the two, had their contracts terminated for taking part in the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) on November 25.
Mr Maidin was also quoted as saying that contracts of the two deejays at Minnal fm were not extended due to indiscipline and unsatisfactory work performance.
Bernama gave away the context as to the circumstances of the RTM police report. It was made by the DG of Broadcasting at at the Brickfields police station at 9.16pm -- soon after Mr Maidin's press statement.
The Police will be busy with media-related police reports as this blogger also faced one for speaking on Al-Jazeera.
And don't forget, Malaysia is a big democracy.
Comments
Now we take a look at Bernama’s Report (December 06, 2007 21:59 PM) quoting that SIL
“recent developments in the country even showed opportunities had improved for the non-Malays in the government service” (see details Go H E R E 1
inter alia the Bashing of Hindraf & the revision of their Court Case)
Is this a false report by Bernama? Is there any truth in what the SIL said? Or is it just his believe? Is there any Absolute truth in what he uttered?
There is no absolute, everyone speaks from his or her own truth. The point is you speak from your own beliefs, your own expressed beliefs ( see previous post
Go H E R E 2)
So we can argue that Malaysiakini & the radio presenters from MINNALfm have reported & presented that information as accurately as possible and therefore expressing truth which represents accurately their awareness and believe of the termination.
The official explanation is also their beliefs which are not absolute truths
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December 8, 2007 12:25 PM