KUCHING: The controversial Radio Free Sarawak is being investigated for its content, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today.
“This is not about politics. This is about spreading malicious lies, the issue of unity and harmony among the races,” he told reporters after visiting the Home Ministry operations room here.
Hishammuddin said that no legal action could be taken at the moment because the investigation was on-going.
Responding to a question, he said the Internal Security Act could only be used if the individuals involved posed a serious security threat.
Last week, the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth wing lodged a police report claiming that the radio had been operating illegally and spreading lies, especially about Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud.
Clare Rewcastle Brown, the sister-in-law of former British prime minister Gordon Brown, and Peter John Jaban, an Iban activist, told an English tabloid last month that they were responsible for the blog Sarawak Report and the radio station.
-Bernama
