{"id":4986,"date":"2020-07-10T13:18:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T05:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4986"},"modified":"2020-07-10T13:18:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T05:18:13","slug":"al-jazeera-four-individuals-called-up-by-bukit-aman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4986","title":{"rendered":"Al Jazeera: Four individuals called-up by Bukit Aman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 &nbsp;\u2014 Four employees of international news agency Al Jazeera were called up to Bukit Aman today to give their statements&nbsp;over a documentary that the Malaysian government has slammed for portraying what it claimed to be an inaccurate picture of the treatment of illegal immigrants during the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bukit Aman\u00a0Criminal Investigation Department deputy director (Investigation\/Legal)\u00a0DCP Mior Faridalathrash Wahid, when contacted by Bernama, said they included a journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/610a499a4d033764b2cb7b34bc5de28e5eeb8dbf98be1-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"al jazeera\" class=\"wp-image-4952\" width=\"459\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/610a499a4d033764b2cb7b34bc5de28e5eeb8dbf98be1-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/610a499a4d033764b2cb7b34bc5de28e5eeb8dbf98be1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/610a499a4d033764b2cb7b34bc5de28e5eeb8dbf98be1-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/610a499a4d033764b2cb7b34bc5de28e5eeb8dbf98be1-181x100.jpg 181w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/610a499a4d033764b2cb7b34bc5de28e5eeb8dbf98be1-350x194.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/610a499a4d033764b2cb7b34bc5de28e5eeb8dbf98be1-800x443.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/610a499a4d033764b2cb7b34bc5de28e5eeb8dbf98be1.jpg 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They arrived at Bukit Aman, accompanied&nbsp;by seven lawyers, at about&nbsp;8.50 am, but avoided media members who were waiting at the location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police are investigating the case under&nbsp;Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948,&nbsp;Section 500 of he Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week,&nbsp;Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department&nbsp;director Datuk Huzir&nbsp;Mohamed said five police reports had&nbsp;been lodged with regard to a&nbsp;documentary produced by&nbsp;Al Jazeera on how the country treats illegal immigrants during the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is over a 25-minute 50-second documentary with the title \u00a0&#8216;Locked Up in Malaysia&#8217;s Lockdown&#8217; 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