Malay Mail editor assaulted, community leaders say attack on media an attack to public
As published in Malay Mail today. Community leaders criticised the attack on the fourth estate, labelling it as an act of intimidation against the public. Bukit Bandaraya residents’ association president Datuk Mumtaz Ali said issues highlighted by the media were problems that affected the community. “The attack against Malay Mail should not have occurred as the paper has always been the voice of the people throughout the years,” said Mumtaz. “We take our grouses to the media because certain quarters do not adhere to rules and guidelines, or when the authorities fail to act.” He said the attack against the media was also an attack on the community. “We speak on behalf of the people and if the media is being attacked for highlighting such matters, it can also be viewed as an attack against the people,” he said. Malay Mail editor emeritus Frankie D’ Cruz, who was on his way to have breakfast in Taman Danau Desa on Tuesday, was rounded up by five men who accused ...