MCMC to investigate parody notice

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission will investigate a parody notice purportedly issued by the commission warning people against insulting the country's leaders.
An official with the MCMC said the advisory released by activist Fahmi Reza on his Facebook and Twitter accounts was fake.
The official said although Fahmi had admitted that it was a parody, the commission would still investigate his actions.
The parody notice has been making its rounds since Saturday, depicting an edited photo of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak.
The photo was accompanied with a warning which states as follows: "The public is warned against spreading edited pictures of the country's leaders in the form of clowns like the picture above on social media including through Whatsapp.
"It is an offence to share or spread such content as it is against the laws especially Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act. If convicted, offenders will be fined a maximum of RM50,000 and/or a year's imprisonment."