What Finas licence? Press group says no issue in the past after Al Jazeera singled out | Malay Mail

Wednesday, 22 Jul 2020 02:34 PM MYTSaifuddin earlier said his ministry would check if Al Jazeera had obtained a licence from Finas to produce the documentary before it started production, saying that a lack of licence would be considered an offence as permission from Finas is needed before films and documentaries can be produced in Malaysia. — Bernama pic

“Whether it is termed a documentary or otherwise, such material broadcast on news channels have not previously needed any clearance from Finas, be they for foreign or local news agencies,” FCCM said. “[The fact] that the matter has now escalated into criminal investigations is alarming given the wide swathe of news workers that have made video productions in the past,” it said.

Saifuddin was reported saying that the Information Department will cancel Al Jazeera’s media accreditation if it was found to have violated such conditions, noting that the crew would not be free to go anywhere without the media cards issued by the department. “We hope the government, as expressed by Saifuddin in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day in May, continues to believe that it is our duty to uphold freedom for the press to do their job well while holding on to the principles and ethics of journalism,” FCCM said.

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