A blogger was charged in a sessions court in Petaling Jaya today with posting a parody on his blog, aimed at Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB).So. What did this guy write? Is he suggesting we abolish the monarch, Malay rights, or nasi lemak?
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) accused Irwan Abdul Rahman, 36, of using the Internet to send false comments, with the intention of hurting the feelings of others.
His defence counsel, Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos, said this is the first time a blogger is being charged under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for posting a parody or satire in his or her site.
If found guilty, Irwan (right), who is executive editor of The Malay Mail’s lifestyle and entertainment section and uses the blog name Hassan Skodeng, can be fined up to RM50,000 or not more than a year in jail or both.
No. Here’s how the offending article starts:
TNB to sue WWF over Earth Hour…
KUALA LUMPUR — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia’s premier energy provider today announced that they were taking legal action against the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) for organising the Earth Hour, a global movement that makes a stand against climate change by turning off all non-essential lights and electrical equipment for an hour every year.
In a Press conference, TNB president and CEO Dato’ Sri Che Khalib Mohd Noh said that the annual worldwide symbolic gesture, which this year would be observed this Saturday at 8.30pm, is nothing more than an ‘arrogant and thoughtless viral movement’ aimed to hurt power companies such as TNB.
CHE KHALIB: These people are inconsiderate
“Obviously these green-minded fellows think they’re really cute, organising such an irresponsible campaign,” said Che Khalib angrily. “They say ‘turn off your lights for an hour’ and people do. I bet that really makes them feel all powerful.
“What these western colonialists fail to grasp is how such drastic action affects the poor companies like us. One hour of unused electricity means an hour of wastage for TNB. Did you know that last year’s Earth Hour costed us millions in unrealised revenue?” asked Che Khalib, seething.
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I read the rest and I couldn’t for the life of me find anything in the least bit worthy of 1 year in jail or the god awful amount of RM 50,000.
Have TNB and the MCMC lost what little is left of their collective minds?
With only one letter between the MCMC and the MACC, can we expect to see the same legal brilliance as we saw a few weeks ago?
I wish I was as funny as Hassan Skodeng.
But even he can’t make up fiction stranger than these truths.
Comics like him and Zunar should be put on the government payroll and be made Tan Sri’s for their service to the public – helping us bear the unbearable.
I’m really seething.
I guess our only comfort will be to eventually watch TNB and MCMC make complete asses of themselves if they go through with this process.
It’s shocking how unaware some people can be of how utterly ridiculous they look when they do things like this.
It is like some big bearish oaf who’s too stupid to get the joke, and unable to stomach the possibility people are laughing at him, picks up a club and goes on a smash-everything-in-sight rampage. (sigh, sometimes, that’s like our entire government).
No gentleman of any intelligence would respond so virulently to something so inane.
Haihz. Well, Mr. Hassan, we’ll stand with you through this nonsense. In the meantime, TNB/MCMC/gahmen: Take American chill pill!!
ps- check out funny article today at TMI :)
pps- one more important link via Shan regarding laws and comments on cyberspace!
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