KLUANG: Muhyiddin’s government should not use the 22(1) Finas Act 1981 against Al-Jazeera until the amendment to the law is passed in Parliament, says...
: Muhyiddin’s government should not use the 22 Finas Act 1981 againstuntil the amendment to the law is passed in Parliament, says Member of Parliament for Kluang Wong Shu Qi.
She said, earlier, Saifuddin Abdullah’s answer in Parliament was confusing because he was trying to justify the government’s action in using the law to retaliate againstWith subsequent statements from the minister and the cabinet, it is now clear that the government will not use it on individual users and the law needs to be amended to adapt to our social media era.
Following the Minister’s statement, the chairman of Finas, Zakaria Abdul Hamid further muddled the situation when he said that filming of documentaries will still require Finas license. Hence, she asks: Does the licensing law apply to personal documentaries by social media users, perhaps uploaded to YouTube? Will such users be fined if they fail to comply?
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