Ismail Sabri: Govt never interfered in media, they have full freedom
- 2 years ago
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to upholding press freedom, amid alleged political interference in the country’s oldest English newspaper New Straits Times (NST).
He said the government has never interfered in newsroom operations and will never do so.
“I have said that the media has freedom. We the government give full freedom to the media, on the condition of accurate and responsible reporting.
“So long as it’s accurate, not slander, certainly there will be no problems with the government.
“I constantly give assurance on press freedom in the country,” Ismail Sabri (above) told reporters in Kuala Lumpur last night after attending an appreciation ceremony for participants of the Malaysian Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020.
He said the government has never interfered in newsroom operations and will never do so.
“I have said that the media has freedom. We the government give full freedom to the media, on the condition of accurate and responsible reporting.
“So long as it’s accurate, not slander, certainly there will be no problems with the government.
“I constantly give assurance on press freedom in the country,” Ismail Sabri (above) told reporters in Kuala Lumpur last night after attending an appreciation ceremony for participants of the Malaysian Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020.