Gantung permit akhbar langgar prinsip kebebasan media, luah media sosial

Keputusan Kementerian Dalam Negeri menggantung permit penerbitan akhbar The Edge Weekly dan The Edge Financial Daily untuk tempoh tiga bulan dianggap sebaga satu tindakan yang tidak masuk akal dan melanggar prinsip kebebasan media.

Itulah antara luahan hati yang disuarakan oleh pengguna media sosial susulan pengumuman penggantungan tersebut.

Permit penerbitan dua akhbar berkenaan dikenakan tindakan sedemikian berikutan laporannya berhubung skandal yang melibatkan syarikat pelaburan strategik negara, 1MDB.

Antara yang terawal meluahkan rasa kurang senang ialah beberapa figura politik seperti Ong Kian Ming (Ahli Parlimen Serdang), Nurul Izzah Anwar (Ahli Parlimen Lembah Pantai), Saifuddin Abdullah (bekas Ahli Parlimen Temerloh) dan Fahmi Fadzil (Pengarah Komunikasi PKR).

Kesemua mereka berkongsi pandangan yang sama dan membantah keputusan berkenaan.

The Edge suspended for three months ? Seriously
— Nurul Izzah (@n_izzah) July 24, 2015

I strongly condemn d 3 months suspension of The Edge & Financial Daily.
— Saifuddin Abdullah (@saifuddinabd) July 24, 2015

Hope that all media outlets can do something to express their solidarity against the 3 month ban of #TheEdge
— Ong Kian Ming (@imokman) July 24, 2015

Very disappointed The Edge Weekly and Financial Daily suspended for 3 mths. Major blow to freedom of speech and freedom of media. Dark day.
— Fahmi Fadzil (@fahmi_fadzil) July 24, 2015

Masyarakat tidak ketinggalan memberikan pendapat yang rata-ratanya memberikan pandangan berbaur sinis.

Shutting up the whistleblowers doesn't change the fact that a crime has been committed. Covering up? https://t.co/pWz49yDBTr via @sharethis
— Richard Naden (@rnaden) July 24, 2015

The Edge is suspended. Wow...what a surprise.
— Art Harun Unblocked! (@Art_Harun) July 24, 2015

RT @cheeChingy: #TheEdge suspended because they reported the truth, for all Malaysians.
— Caroline Ng May Ling (@carolinemayling) July 24, 2015

I think we can see where the task force is going with their investigation of 1MDB. It's so disappointing. http://t.co/aHgXQ3AbCg
— Simon Yap Wei Toong (@SimonYap68) July 24, 2015

Sepatutnya tak perlu gantung the Edge. You dont want to make war with capitalist in Malaysia. Most traders and investors reads them daily
— Datuk Jahat Hensem (@datukhensem) July 24, 2015

Sebahagian daripada mereka turut menganggap penggantungan permit penerbitan akhbar berkenaan sebagai melanggar prinsip kebebasan media dan tidak beretika.

keputusan menggantung #theEdge melanggar kebebasan media https://t.co/5X5Ss6S1xX
— Nik Nazmi (@niknazmi) July 24, 2015

Penggantungan akhbar #TheEdge dan The Edge Financial Daily tanpa justifikasi cabuli prinsip kebebasan akhbar. Kebenaran cuba disembunyikan.
— Najwan Halimi (@NajwanHalimi) July 24, 2015

If the allegations were untrue, sue The Edge, not shut it down. You want an example of unethical? THAT is unethical.
— Erna Mahyuni (@ernamh) July 24, 2015

Woodward & Bernstein were given the Pulitzer for uncovering the Watergate Scandal. In Msia, #TheEdge is suspended for its 1MDB coverage...
— Ong Kian Ming (@imokman) July 24, 2015

Laporan kedua-dua penerbitan tersebut dianggap‘memudaratkan atau mungkin memudaratkan ketenteraman awam, keselamatan atau mungkin mengejutkan pendapat umum atau mungkin memudaratkan kepentingan awam dan negara.’