KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Police searched three separate locations involving Al Jazeera, Astro and\u00a0UnifiTV here today in connection with investigations into the\u00a0\u2018Locked Up In Malaysia’s Lockdown\u2019 documentary aired by Al Jazeera last month.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said police had obtained search warrants from the Kuala Lumpur and Sepang Magistrate’s Courts to conduct the raids in the three locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the search was conducted together with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), which has opened an investigation paper on the international television station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSeveral computers and documents were seized during the raids, and all the seized items will be sent to MCMC for further analysis,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Huzir said statements were also taken from witnesses during the raids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe results of the investigations in this case would be submitted to the Attorney-General’s Chambers soon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Huzir stressed that the action taken by the authorities is in accordance with the law and that no individual or entity could escape action for violating laws in Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Jazeera had aired the 25 min and 50 sec-long documentary, which criticised Malaysia’s handling of illegal immigrants when the country implemented measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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