PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will initiate legal action against blogger Wan Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, over claims that the commission blocked a news report involving the latter and communications minister Fahmi Fadzil.
The news report, published by MalaysiaGazette, pertained to a court case involving the minister and Wan Azri.
MCMC said in a statement that the allegations were untrue and completely baseless.
It also said it had no involvement in the case and had never issued any request or directive to any media organisation or digital platform to block the content.
“In this regard, MCMC will take appropriate legal action against Wan Azri concerning the dissemination of these false claims,” the statement read.
MCMC also said it takes a serious view of any misuse of social media and digital platforms to mislead the public through the spread of false information.
It added that firm action would be taken against those found to violate existing laws.