Reports that an Umno politician may be taking over the post of Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) CEO may spell the end of the final bastion of Internet freedom, said PKR.

PKR’s Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tsin said news that Umno politician Mazlan Ismail, who contested as Umno Permatang Pauh candidate against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in the last general election, may be helming the commission is “alarming”.