{"id":9621,"date":"2021-05-23T13:40:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T05:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=9621"},"modified":"2021-05-23T13:40:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T05:40:06","slug":"mcmc-denies-ordering-police-to-seize-syed-saddiqs-handphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=9621","title":{"rendered":"MCMC denies ordering police to seize Syed Saddiq&#8217;s handphone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 &#8212; The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) did not issue an order to the Royal Malaysia&nbsp;Police (PDRM) to confiscate the mobile phone of Muar MP&nbsp;Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MCMC Corporate Communications Department said the commission only acted as a technical agency in assisting police investigation and did not give any order to seize&nbsp;item of evidence as required by&nbsp;the authorities to complete their investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn the other hand, MCMC will continue to provide assistance and technical recommendations for the investigation without any hidden agenda including political agenda,\u201d said the department\u2019s statement today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday,\u00a0Saddiq questioned action of\u00a0police in seizing his mobile\u00a0phone when present to give his statement at Dang Wangi district police headquarters here.<\/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\/2021\/01\/1727463de8267eb296c1430bd56f39ed5faa819e1dc2c-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"syed\" class=\"wp-image-7890\" width=\"486\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1727463de8267eb296c1430bd56f39ed5faa819e1dc2c-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1727463de8267eb296c1430bd56f39ed5faa819e1dc2c-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1727463de8267eb296c1430bd56f39ed5faa819e1dc2c-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1727463de8267eb296c1430bd56f39ed5faa819e1dc2c-184x100.jpg 184w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1727463de8267eb296c1430bd56f39ed5faa819e1dc2c-350x191.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1727463de8267eb296c1430bd56f39ed5faa819e1dc2c-800x436.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1727463de8267eb296c1430bd56f39ed5faa819e1dc2c.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart&nbsp;from that, MCMC also denied creating as a special unit in the commission for political purposes, political intrusion, campaign sabotage and others as claimed by Syed Saddiq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MCMC stressed that it plays&nbsp;the role of&nbsp;regulating the industry based on the power&nbsp;of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998 apart from the organisation of MCMC being&nbsp;formed and structured in accordance with its regulatory role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn this matter, MCMC is inviting Syed Saddiq to be present at the commission&nbsp;and&nbsp;we are ready to provide the full information on its&nbsp;roles and organisation chart which is available on the official MCMC website,\u201d added the&nbsp;statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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