PKR leader Nurul Izzah Anwar has reaffirmed her commitment to press freedom in the country.

The Permatang Pauh MP said she would institute a media council and work on abolishing the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA).

“In 2010, I prepared a bill to abolish the PPPA and to institute a media council.

“It has been my commitment to ensure that media is free and fair in this country,” Nurul Izzah told reporters outside the Yayasan Albukhary building in Kuala Lumpur today.

She was responding to a reporter’s question about the press being banned from the Parliament lobby since April 2017.

It is not just about the ban in Parliament, she said, as any reform to press freedom will have to be holistic.

“We are talking about a new era where you celebrate truth and allow criticism, fair criticism, to construct the future government of the country to prosper.

“Please make sure that the prime minister, together with us, pushes and approves this bill (to abolish the PPPA),” Nurul Izzah said.