Defence minister's aide: Al Jazeera never asked for interview before airing film

An aide to Ismail Sabri Yaacob told the police yesterday that Al Jazeera never sought a reply from the defence minister before it aired a documentary alleging mistreatment of migrant workers by Malaysian authorities.

According to The Malaysia Gazette, Ruhaidini Abdul Kadir was questioned by Bukit Aman over the “Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown” documentary yesterday afternoon...