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US report highlights rights abuses resulting from 1MDB scandal
Published:  Mar 4, 2017 7:46 PM
Updated: 12:07 PM

Various human rights abuses resulting from attempts to contain the 1MDB scandal was highlighted in the US Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2016.

“In the wake of a government financial scandal dating back to 2014, whistleblowers and critics faced censorship, police intimidation, investigation, and criminal charges.

“Print and broadcast media outlets self-censored news coverage of the scandal.

“Online media offered more independent and critical perspectives, but were often the target of legal action and harassment, leading one site to shut down,” read the report.

The report, released in the US earlier today, had generated its own controversy as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson broke from tradition by being absent.

Among others, the report highlighted the prosecution of Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli and the blocking of Medium.com and The Malaysian Insider, all of which were linked to the 1MDB scandal.

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