PBB Youth lodges report against Radio Free Sarawak

New Sarawak Tribune

Saturday, 05 March 2011 15:01

Written by Connie Chieng 

KUCHING: A group, comprising members of the various Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth wings, lodged a police report against Radio Free Sarawak for causing tensions among the community here and wanted the radio’s operation to be stopped immediately.

Led by PBB Youth Vice-Chief, Pandi bin Suhaili, and a legal advisor, Firdaus Morshidi, the group lodged the report at the Simpang Tiga police station’s One-Stop Centre at 3.30 pm yesterday.

Pandi and Firdaus told the media that they also wanted the police to take action against Radio Free Sarawak due to its anti- Sarawak government stand and comments, which were seditious and defamatory.

PBB Youth Information Chief, Abdul Aziz Adenan, said action should be taken against the operators of the radio which was being operated without valid licence.

“ D e p u t y M i n i s t e r o f Information, Communication and Culture, Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum, had stated that the Malaysian Commission Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had traced the signal to Melaka and not London as alleged by the operators,” said Aziz.
  

Under the MCMC Act, 1998 the authorities could block signals with seditious contents.

So far, three individuals have been named allegedly responsible for operating the radio.They are Sarawakians Peter John anak Jaban and Lester Melanyi and a Briton, Claire Rawcastle Brown.

Pandi said PBB Youth would leave it to the police to investigate the matter.

Me a n w h i l e , t h e g ro u p included PBB Youth members from Demak Laut, Ngemah, Jepak, Meradong, Ba’Kelalan, Bukit Asset, Palawan, Nangka, Kidurong, Belaga, Bengoh, Satok and Meting Maro.