The "China-Press Gate"

Approximately 100 multi-racial protestors protested in front of the National Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) office yesterday morning. A delegation of 5 representatives handed a memorandum to SUHAKAM regarding the resignation of two China press top editors.

Last week, two China Press editors were forced to relinquish their posts over a report in the daily, which wrongly identified the woman in the nude-squat video as a Chinese national.

A total of 53 organisations endorsed the joint-statement titled "Noh Omar should resign instead of the editors-in-chief of China Press" (link), calling for the deputy Minister of internal Security, Noh Omar to resign.

Last year, Noh was very busy signing new detention orders for those ISA detainees, whose detention orders were expiring. He told the public that sometimes, he will cry when he is extending the detention period of ISA detainees. This year, Noh is very free. He is so free to the extent that he has so much time to interfere the employment policy of the China Press.

When he is busy, he creates problems to the judiciary system; when he is free, he creates problems to the media. Apparently, he will only stop creating problems to the rakyat if he is sacked from the office.

Mr. Prime Minister, does it give any inspiration to your cabinet reshuffling plan?


Squatgate: 'Axe Noh Omar, not editors'
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Perhimpunan desak Noh Omar dipecat
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