Caricatures - Editor of Sarawak Daily Resigns
Given the recent condemnation of the caricatures of Prophet Muhammad by our Prime Minister, it was only a matter of time before an editor of Sarawak’s Sunday Tribune newspaper would have to resign. Why? Because he allegedly allowed the reprinting of the controversial caricatures “…all alone by himself without authority in compliance with the prescribed procedures as required for such news.”
But in my opinion, his greatest mistake was allowing this headline to pass inspection: “Cartoon not much impact here.” (Source: paper form of the New Straits Times) In a predominantly Muslim country, I believe it should be obvious that the caricatures would have significant impact. That is, if they were allowed the (un)necessary exposure. The caricatures have not had much impact solely because of the discretion of Malaysia’s largest newspapers and of course, our PM’s call for calmness.
[…] When I said earlier that it was only a matter of time before an editor of the Sarawak Tribune newspaper would have to resign, I probably didn’t realise that it was just the tip of the iceberg. Today, it has been reported that the Internal Security Ministry has summoned the senior managment of the Sarawak Tribune to explain the caricature reprinting incident. […]
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[…] Sarawak Tribune Suspended - The Ministry of Internal Security has taken action, and it comes in the form of a suspension for the offending newspaper. As expected, a single resignation wasn’t enough, with the Deputy Information Minister stating that the suspension: …should serve as a warning to newspapers to be responsible in practising press freedom… […]
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