ARAU – The audio recording of a conversation, purportedly between Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, will be investigated only if a report is lodged.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said both the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and CyberSecurity Malaysia have yet to receive any report on the matter.
“We will wait and, if there are reports lodged, such cases will be investigated by CyberSecurity (Malaysia). So far, there have been no reports received by us… (it is) not that easy (to act against those who spread content)... if there are reports we will investigate,” he said before being granted an audience with the Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail at Istana Arau here today.
Saifuddin was commenting on an audio recording of a conversation between two individuals with voices resembling Zahid and Anwar, which allegedly took place after the Umno general assembly.
The recording has since gone viral on social media.
On his audience with the Raja of Perlis, Saifuddin said internet connectivity and digital economy development were among the topics discussed with Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin.
“Tuanku Raja Perlis was very interested, not only in connectivity but also in Perlis' progress in terms of the digital economy,” he said. – Bernama, April 8, 2021
