As fake news is creating havoc world over, countries are gearing up to frame their own rules. In such a case, the Malaysian authorities have convicted a Danish man on 30 April sending him to jail for breaking a law against 'fake news'.
This is the first such case in the country. The accused, Salah Salem Saleh Sulaiman, has admitted the allegation against him. He has made and posted videos on YouTube accusing emergency services of responding slowly after a Palestinian Hamas member was gunned down in Kuala Lumpur.
The court gave him one-week imprisonment and fined him 10,000 ringgit. If he cannot pay the fine, then he will have to serve another month in jail.
In Malaysia, under the newly introduced law, people disseminating false news deliberately can be punished up to six years in jail and a hefty fine. The legislation had sparked heated debate among journalists and is seen as an effort to silence criticism of several ongoing scandals across the country.
Source: http://cablequest.org/index.php/news/international-news/item/12884-malaysian-authorities-convict-first-person-under-its-fake-news-law
The court gave him one-week imprisonment and fined him 10,000 ringgit. If he cannot pay the fine, then he will have to serve another month in jail.
In Malaysia, under the newly introduced law, people disseminating false news deliberately can be punished up to six years in jail and a hefty fine. The legislation had sparked heated debate among journalists and is seen as an effort to silence criticism of several ongoing scandals across the country.
Source: http://cablequest.org/index.php/news/international-news/item/12884-malaysian-authorities-convict-first-person-under-its-fake-news-law
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