00:01Deeply troubling is how former CLANG MP Charles Santiago has described the arrest of journalist
00:07S. Calidas at a factory construction site in Culem High Tech Park last Wednesday. Santiago
00:13said journalists played a critical role in documenting realities that are often deliberately
00:18obscured, particularly when it comes to vulnerable communities. In a statement, he said detaining
00:23a reporter in the course of their work sends a chilling message not only to media practitioners,
00:29but to the public, whose right to information is ultimately what is at stake.
00:34Calidas, a journalist from Tamil news portal Tinnatanti, was reportedly detained by police
00:39at the Culem Police Headquarters in connection with alleged trespass while covering issues
00:44related to undocumented migrants. Kadha police chief Adli Abu Shah confirmed the arrest of
00:5010 men, including a journalist, for allegedly forcing their way into the factory site, which
00:54is under construction. He said the group was dissatisfied and questioned the hiring of foreign workers
01:00workers when many locals were eligible for jobs there.
01:04Donish Rajareza, FMT.
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