Live broadcast of corruption trials not a cure-all, MACC told

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An anti-corruption group and a lawyer say that live streaming may boost transparency, but it carries risks of privacy breaches and media sensationalism.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/08/27/live-broadcast-of-corruption-trials-not-a-cure-all-macc-told  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/08/27/siaran-langsung-bicara-kes-rasuah-bukan-penyelesaian-sprm-diberitahu  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #MACC #LiveBroadcast #MediaSensationalism

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00:00An anti-corruption group and a lawyer have cautioned against live broadcasts of high-profile

00:05corruption trials, as the broadcast may do more harm than good if deeper issues in the

00:09judicial system remain unresolved.

00:12Anti-corruption activist Pushpan Murugia said, the proposal raises serious concerns over

00:17privacy, fairness, as well as the risk of media sensationalism.

00:22He also said secretive decisions behind the scenes were of greater harm to public trust

00:26in Malaysia's judicial system than by court proceedings themselves, citing practices

00:30such as the use of letters of representation to drop or amend charges.

00:35Pushpan suggested it would be more practical to grant public access to court documents in

00:39criminal trials as with civil cases.

00:41However, lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan said new statutory provisions or detailed practice directions

00:47would be required to protect privacy, regulate recordings and dissemination, and ensure fair

00:52trial rights are not compromised.

00:55Rajesh said media coverage and public opinion could pressure judges or distort the legal

00:59process and further questioned whether the public would fully understand what they were

01:03watching given the complex legal jargon and procedures often involved.

01:08Both Rajesh and Pushpan also said live streams could even backfire, either causing witnesses

01:12to self-censor out of fear or turn trials into public spectacles.

01:17Donash Rajesh Reza, FMT.

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