KUALA LUMPUR: Six members of staff from state-owned Qatari news broadcaster Al Jazeera were questioned by police in Malaysia on Friday. They are under investigation for sedition following the broadcast of a documentary about the mistreatment of migrant workers in Kuala Lumpur during the coronavirus lockdown. On May 23, migrant workers staged a rare protest in Qatar over unpaid wages but Al Jazeera did not send reporters to interview the demonstrators. Again Al Jazeera did not focus on the issue. Activists and civil-society groups criticized the Malaysian government for its heavy-handed move against Al Jazeera.

Source: Ethiopian News July 10, 2020 19:41 UTC