‘Still-the-same’ Saifuddin Abdullah vows to keep media free, uphold freedom
Thursday, 12 Mar 2020 10:12 AM MYTCommunications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah speaks during an interview on ‘Bicara Naratif’ March 10, 2020. — Picture via Twitter/KKMM
PUTRAJAYA, March 12 — Multimedia and Communications Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah vowed today to uphold media freedom and democratic principles, amid concerns that the new government would clamp down on dissent. The Umno-turned-PKR-turned-Bersatu leader asserted that he was “the same person” who respects the right to criticism, even as he has defected to a new administration that detractors termed a “backdoor” government.
“I am still that same person,” Saifuddin told reporters in his debut press conference as communication minister.
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