#KiniNews: Anwar accused of 'tyranny' over Muhyiddin police report

[KiniNews] Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been criticised for accusing Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin of criminal defamation - an offence that carries a prison sentence.

In a statement today, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) director Zaid Malek said doing so would have a chilling effect on legitimate government criticism.

Zaid argued that it was "unlawful, unconstitutional and tyrannical" for the prime minister or any government minister to rely on government machinery to clamp down on any speech that "creates a negative perception" of their leadership, as cited by Anwar’s political secretary.

Meanwhile in a separate story, Wee Ka Siong said he received a call from controversial businessperson Deepak Jaikishan in which the latter claimed to have reached an agreement with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for the former to correct his remarks over the issue of imported eggs from India.

However, Deepak has denied calling the MCA president.

He also refuted any relations to J&E Advanced Tech Sdn Bhd.
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