MCMC Investigation
Aug 20th, 2007 by Tian
Cyberjaya was outside my radar screen until today. Thanks to the ‘invitation’ from the Malaysian Commission on Multimedia and Communication (MCMC), I finally made my way to visit this wonder city.
I was received by the director of enforcement Mazlan Othman, who called me last Wednesday (15 August) to fix this appointment.
I could really feel the difference in MCMC. The office was sleek and sparkling. However when Mazlan read me the caution statement under Section 256 of the the Communications And Multimedia Act 1998, which he claimed has empowered the Commission to investigate me. At this point I didn’t want to create a dispute. But I felt I am now in a hi-tech police station. The difference was the super futuristic surrounding.
The officer confirmed that the Commission initiated the investigation was due to a complaint lodged by Umno Youth but refused to reveal any other complainers. He also declined to tell me whether other people have been called for investigation.
After recorded my personal particular, he proceed with the questions (The MCMC ‘police’ also chose to use English to converse and record my statement):
Q: Do you have your own web blog or web site currently in the internet?
A: Yes.
Q: (print-outs of my blog shown to me) Does this web site belong to you?
A: Yes.
Q: What is the domain name of your web blog or web site?
A: tianchua.net
Q: When was your web blog established?
A: About a year ago, it used another domain name which was tian.keadilanrakyat.org. Later it was changed to tianchua.net.
Q: How long this web blog tianchua.net has been operating?
A: Since early this year 2007…
Q: Who manage and maintain the web blog tianchua.net?
A: Myself.
Q: What types of articles or news are posted in the blog?
A: My view point in everything that I see.
Q: Who wrote the articles and news?
A: Myself.
Q: Who is responsible on the articles and news written in the blog tianchua.net?
A: I am responsible for all articles written by me.
Q: Tell me how the web blog is created in the internet?
A: I registered it from a company which I cannot remember the name.
(Mazlan handed over a bundle of paper printed with the postings in my blog: French Dinner for 3, Humour, Who’s that man?, and Missing.)
Q: Can you confirm these are from your blog?
A: Yes I wrote the articles and posted them on to my web blog tianchua.net.
Q: Referring to the article French Dinner for 3, 2 July 2007, did you write and posted the article together with a photo in the web blog tianchua.net?
A: Yes I did.
Q: From the photo, can you describe who are they in the picture?
A: My intention was to let the readers decide who these people were. I did not put down names in the caption.
Q: Does the photo posted in the web blog genuine?
A: The question does not arise and I would not answer the question.
Q: From whom did you get the photo?
A: I would not answer that question.
Q: Why you did not want to answer the question?
A: I am not obliged to answer the question.
Q: If the photo is a fake, how it was done for the 3 persons to be shown in the photo.
A: This is not an issue of a fake picture. In this case, I have answered questions regarding the authenticity of the picture. In my subsequent postings on 3 July, 7 July and 9 July, and several other articles in my web blog.
Q: When did you get the picture which shows the faces of two men and a woman in the photo?
A: I have answered this question in my articles on my blog and I need not elaborate.
Q: Did you send the photo to any other person?
A: All articles in my blog would be posted on my blog only and I am not responsible for any usage outside my own blog.
Q: Did this photo in tianchua.net is also shown in other people’s web blogs?
A: I was told so by the media.
Q: Did you make any press statement regarding the photo in your blog?
A: I have made statement in response to Umno leaders’ complaint of this photo, and their criticisms and attack on Parti Keadilan Rakyat and me.
Q: If you did, which newspaper?
A: I cannot remember.
Q: What was said in the press statements regarding the photo?
A: I did not make any statement directly regarding the photo. My response was against attack from Umno leaders.
Q: Did you at any time seek an apology from any parties because of the photo?
Q: What was your intention when you posted the photo which shows Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia in the French Dinner for 3?
A: I have said everything in my posts and it’s up to the people to decide.
Q: Do you wish to add or amend your statement?
A: No
Q: Can you confirm nothing more you wish to add or amend?
A: Yes.
Q: Do you give this statement voluntarily without any promises, threat and inducement?
A: Yes, voluntarily.
End of the interrogation.
Written laws are like spider’s web. They will catch the true from the week and the poor but would not be torn to pieces by the rich and the powerful.
my tongue are sworn but my mind is unsworn.
WHAT SORT OF INVESTIGATION IS THIS?
He may as well ask. Do you have a head, two eyes and two noses?
What is the crime?
If at all, then it is for the DPM to institute a civil action.
From the statement that you have quoted, it seems that your avoidance to answer whether the photo is genuine or not is an admittance that it is indeed a fake. Why avoid bro?..If you say that it is genuine, let them prove otherwise laaaaa!
Disclaimer: Sigh… same as previous comments I posted…..
If they did a WHOIS search, they would have gotten more of Tian Chua’s information: -
Registrant: N/A Tian Chua (tianchua@gmail.com)
222-A, Jln Blogger, Blogger Bukan Monyet, Petaling Jaya, Selangor,46000, MY, Tel. +60.03-BLOGGER
Creation Date: 28-Mar-2007
Expiration Date: 28-Mar-2008
Just go to http://www.tianchua.net and press Ctrl-Alt-Del TWICE.
Oh, I forgot, sometimes, Ctrl-Alt-Del may not work in some new computers. And if you are using Windows XP, press, Ctrl and Esc together. Then press U twice! If you are using Windows 98, Press Ctrl and Esc and then press U and press Enter. Voila you will get Tian Chua’s WHOIS. Finally, there is a quick technique to get Tian Chua’s info. Press and HOLD the power On button for 10 seconds.
and if they would like to shut down your website, they should buy you drinks till 28th of Mar 2008 and make sure you get drunk so that you will not be able to renew the domain.
MCMC are so free but NOT so free to investigate the tens to hundred millions SMS scam rampant Malaysia telco. And don’t forget, those WIMAX licensee just MISS their deadline to put on ANY network. And the broadband roll out quality are bad, etc.
Someone must enlighten me or spin a story to show MCMC getting the priority right!