COMMENT | There's something fake about the 'fake news' ordinance

COMMENT | What is the rationale of granting the emergency “fake news” ordinance when the nation is slowly recovering from Covid 19? What is the rationale when vaccination is being carried out? And what is the rationale when Parliament can be convened soon? There is something really fake about this whole ordinance.

The current emergency has a dateline, supposedly on Aug 1 and the next general election is supposedly to be carried out soon after that. So, what then is the basis of the emergency “fake news” ordinance if it is not to curb the free press, social media and freedom of expression?

Based on the timing when BN wanted to pass the Anti-Fake News Act just before the 14th general election, there is now a gross resemblance to what Perikatan Nasional plans before the next general election. This is definitely a prelude to GE15...