Malaysia should heed UN's call to suspend 'fake news' ordinance, says professor

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The government should heed a call by the United Nations to suspend a fake news ordinance regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and emergency proclamation, an academician said today.University of Nottingham Malaysia media professor Zaharom Nain (above) said the UN's call also strengthened similar demands made by various local groups.Last month, activists held a peaceful protest against the ordinance outside Parliament. "It certainly strengthens the calls by local groups and individuals for this unnecessary and, indeed, abhorrent ordinance to be scrapped."As part of the UN community and signatory to the related UN conventions and treaties, our word must be our bond in order for Malaysia to be respected internationally," Zaharom told Malaysiakini today.He said this in response to a letter sent by UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to f…