MALAYSIAN newspaper Suara Keadilan, or ‘Voice of Justice’ has published another edition after having its publishing license removed by the Government.
According to Today, 100,000 copies of the newspaper were distributed under a slightly different name by exploiting an apparent loophole in the law exempting one-off publications from having a license.
All Malaysian newspapers require a license that must be renewed annually, however the license for Suara Keadilan was revoked after it ran an article claiming the state-run land development agency was in financial trouble.
However, one-off publications are exempt from the licensing system, allowing the newspaper to be published under a different name, Keadilan, technically making it a different publication.
Suara Keadilan is published by the Malaysian opposition party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
According to the article in Today, publishers that distribute banned material can have their equipment seized and can be charged under laws that provide for prison sentences of up to three years.
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