Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) is not amused with Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia pointing out that journalists can be jailed for disparaging the House.

“He likened his position to a judge and cautioned that any unfair or misreporting could amount to contempt of the Dewan Rakyat.

“He further cautioned that those who disparaged the Dewan Rakyat could go behind bars and gave the example of a case in India where two editors were cited for contempt,” said LFL executive director Eric Paulsen.