MS Maryanandy, the editor-in-chief of Tamil daily Malaysia Nanban today lodged a police report claiming he had received a death threat over the telephone.
Maryanandy said an Indian youth telephoned him at about 9pm yesterday and issued the threat after hurling some abusive words.
"Speaking in Tamil, he threatened to kill me and attack the Malaysia Nanban newspaper office if the daily continues to report on the problems of Indians," he told reporters after making the report at the Sentul police headquarters.
Maryanandy also said that a director of the newspaper, Shafee Zaman Sikandar Batcha, received a death threat and a similar warning about the publication over the telephone 10 minutes before he did.
He said the newspaper reported the news in the hope of seeking solutions to the problems faced by the Indian community.
"All the news is neutral. We do not take sides," he said.
Sentul police chief ASP Zakaria Pagan confirmed receiving the police report and said the matter would be investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
- Bernama
Maryanandy said an Indian youth telephoned him at about 9pm yesterday and issued the threat after hurling some abusive words.
"Speaking in Tamil, he threatened to kill me and attack the Malaysia Nanban newspaper office if the daily continues to report on the problems of Indians," he told reporters after making the report at the Sentul police headquarters.
Maryanandy also said that a director of the newspaper, Shafee Zaman Sikandar Batcha, received a death threat and a similar warning about the publication over the telephone 10 minutes before he did.
He said the newspaper reported the news in the hope of seeking solutions to the problems faced by the Indian community.
"All the news is neutral. We do not take sides," he said.
Sentul police chief ASP Zakaria Pagan confirmed receiving the police report and said the matter would be investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
- Bernama
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