Critics have said the law was a tool aimed at silencing criticism of the previous administration and its leader Najib Razak. File photo: AFP
Malaysian MPs vote to do away with fake news law
- Under the legislation, those found guilty of disseminating what authorities deemed as fake news could be fined up to US$120,000
- The law, which was passed by the previous administration last year, had been slammed by critics as a tool for silencing dissent
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Critics have said the law was a tool aimed at silencing criticism of the previous administration and its leader Najib Razak. File photo: AFP