IGP warns Malaysiakini over ‘inaccurate’ reports
IGP says he intends to question the editor of Malaysiakini over “inaccurate” reports concerning alleged gambling kingpin Paul Phua.
(Free Malaysia Today) – The Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar has issued a public warning to online news portal, Malaysiakini, against pitting Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi against the Police Department.
“I will not allow it (to continue),” he warned.
“I intend to call in the Malaysiakini editor over this, said Khalid. “The online news portal continues to raise the issue of the letter which Zahid sent to the FBI (on alleged felon Paul Phua) and print inaccurate news.”
“It’s important to report accurately,” he added.
Malaysiakini recently reported, quoting police sources, that Phua was once held in Miri, Sarawak, on gambling charges in connection with the Euro Cup 2004.
The sources apparently told the online news portal that Phua paid the fine and left the country, and was subsequently denied entry into the country during the 2008 World Cup.
