Lawyers concerned over ordinance combating 'fake news'

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Several lawyers have expressed concerns with the new ordinance on battling "fake news" with the main issue being the interpretation of "fake" itself.Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla (above) said the keyword "fake news", as stated in the ordinance, is too general and the disputed statement should be proven as fake news in court."The so-called fake statement should be established as indeed fake in terms of facts in court."But if the government disagrees with a certain opinion, will the court just accept it as fake? It's just an opinion."So, it is left to be decided on how the court will solve this issue," Haniff said in a statement.The court, Haniff said, has to be more cautious when considering the ex parte applications as the person who allegedly spread the fake news is not being represented."So, the court has to b…