Opposition threatened legal action against the New Straits Times Press group

By Mazlinda Mahmood, NST

KUALA LUMPUR: The Opposition has threatened to initiate legal action against the New Straits Times Press group for allegedly printing a digitally altered picture of a Bersih 2.0 protestor on the frontpages of the New Straits Times and Berita Harian on July 10, a day after the rally.

Opposition Senator Saiful Izham Ramli said the picture gave a false image of Bersih 2.0 protestors as it was allegedly altered to show a protestor carrying a weapon to the rally instead of the Jalur Gemilang flag.

He claimed the published photo gave a negative impression and demanded the group to publish an apology on its frontpages.

Saiful Izham, who is a lawyer, gave NSTP group seven days to publish an apology before initiating a legal suit, adding that he has an original, undoctored copy of the picture which was given to him by one of the photographers covering the rally.