August 13, 2012
From The Horse's Mouth: Utusan Malaysia is biased
by Hafiz Yatim@www.malaysiakini.com
Utusan Malaysia's Group Editor-in-Chief Abdul Aziz Ishak has certified which a UMNO-owned every day does not yield offset domestic coverage as well as instead promotes a aspirations of a statute party.
Abdul Aziz (left) pronounced told a High Court in Kuala Lumpur today which with any inhabitant newspaper, a every day would inform upon inhabitant issues.
He was testifying in a insult fit filed against a journal by PKR de facto personality Anwar Ibrahim.
However, in stating headlines about a opposition, Abdul Aziz, 48, would not describe it as upon condition which offset reporting, rsther than to side with a aspirations of a statute party.
Replying to questions from Anwar's counsel N Surendran, Abdul Aziz was asked either a every day provided a offset coverage.
Surendran: In a domestic arena, do you determine which Utusan does not give a offset domestic coverage?
Abdul Aziz: you agree, though it is towards siding with a aspirations of a statute party.
Earlier, Abdul Aziz certified which Utusan is especially owned by UMNO though claimed a celebration does not interfere with a paper process.
Surendran: There is an UMNO deputy upon a house as well as one who is a deputy of a Prime Minister?
Abdul Aziz: Yes, Hashim Ahmad Makaruddin is a chairperson as well as he is from UMNO.
Surendran: What about PM's representative?
Abdul Aziz: you would not say a chairman is a PM's representative. He is more of a celebration (represen! tative).
Surendran: You meant Tengku Sharifuddin Tengku Ahmad (Press Secretary to Najib Abdul Razak)?
Abdul Aziz: Yes.
Surendran: Is there any directives given by UMNO upon a paper house with apply oneself to contents or articles regarding a opposition?
Abdul Aziz: There is no intervention during all.
Anwar filed a RM150 million defamation fit against a UMNO-owned Malay every day as well as dual others, Abdul Aziz as well as former Selangor PAS commissioner Hasan Ali, over what Utusan reported about his talk with a BBC. The every day claims which Anwar wants to legalize homosexuality in a country.
'Hasan pronounced a truth'
Asked again by Surendran either a every day carries usually disastrous reports upon a opposition, Abdul Aziz confirmed which it raises a aspirations of a domestic masters.
He pronounced nonetheless UMNO owns Utusan, a paper is fairly independent. "We do additionally inform certain headlines upon a antithesis as well as Anwar, as you determine which Anwar is a inhabitant figure," a Utusan Malaysia Goup Editor added.
Surendran afterwards asked about what Utusan's Deputy Editor, Mohd Zaini Hassan, pronounced which a every day allows spinning of a headlines as prolonged as it pounded a opposition, though this was objected to a newspaper's counsel Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin.
Abdul Aziz certified which he cleared a title as well as front page inform upon a purported insulting article as well as found it to be correct.
He pronounced what was reported to have been pronounced by Hasan (right), who is also
Gombak Setia assemblyperson, was a truth.
"We have been confident which what Hasan pronounced is a truth," Abdul Aziz pronounced in replying to another subject from Surendran.
"We hold in what you have from Hasan." he pronounced several times when asked either a reported headlines upon a issue was a truth.
The declare disagreed which what was reported by Utusan upon Anwar was especially malice. "I do not determine which you negatively inform upon Anwar, as there have been certain headlines upon him which you have highlighted before."
Abdul Aziz confirmed which a purported insulting article was satisfactory comment as well as a every day had a qualified privilege to tell it.
During re-examination by Firoz Hussein, Abdul Aziz pronounced similar to any media such as Harakah as well as Rocket, Utusan fulfilled a aspirations of a celebration which owned a newspaper.
Hearing prior to Justice V.T Singham continues upon October 23.
Umno owns 50 percent of Utusan Melayu Bhd
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