Al Jazeera waves off Finas’ claim of not having documentary licence
On Monday, Finas said it had carried out an investigation on Al Jazeera International Sdn Bhd regarding the production of the documentary titledand found that the company does not hold the necessary licence to film or air its documentary.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah reportedly said his ministry will check if Al Jazeera had obtained a licence from Finas to produce the documentary before it started production, saying that a lack of licence would be considered an offence as permission from Finas is needed before films and documentaries can be produced in Malaysia.
Under Section 25 of the same Act, it is stated that any person who contravenes any provisions of the part of the law — which includes Section 22 — is guilty of an offence.
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