UK Reporter Barred From Sarawak Event After Asking Najib If He Will Resign As PM

Jonathan Miller from Channel 4 News was barred from attending a press meeting in Kuching, Sarawak on 7 May.

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A video of a UK journalist being chased away from an event after asking Prime Minister Najib Razak if he will resign following allegations of corruptions has gone viral on social media

The video, released on UK-based Channel 4 News' [Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/?fref=ts), featured Jonathan Miller, the Asian correspondent for Channel 4 News who tried to ask Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak questions on allegations of corruption although the PM walked past Miller without acknowledging the journalist.

**However, Miller and his cameraman were seen being asked by security personnel to leave the Wisma Bapa Malaysia in Kuching, Sarawak** where the Prime Minister had just arrived to join other leaders for the swearing-in ceremony of Adenan Satem as chief minister, following Barisan Nasional's landslide win in the [Sarawak state election](http://says.com/my/news/why-did-dap-lose-the-2016-sarawak-state-election) on 7 May.

The video that was uploaded just three days ago, on 13 May, has gained more than 1.4 million views and almost 25,000 shares on Facebook so far.

Screengrab of the video by Channel4News.

Image via Channel4News

In the video, an unidentified individual had blocked him from covering the press conference at the venue, saying, "This isn't your country."

A screengrab of the video, where a man told Miller, "This is not your country.".

Image via Channel4News

Although local media had reported the incident a week earlier, it only gained widespread attention after Channel 4 News posted the video on its Facebook page

Image via Facebook

Image via Facebook

Image via Facebook

More than 1,000 comments were found in the comment section on video, many of which condemned the Malaysian government's reaction to Miller's question.

Watch the video and the full report by Jonathan Miller on the corruption allegations related to PM Najib and the Sarawak state elections here:

In March, Australian journalist Linton Besser and his cameraman were arrested and detained in Malaysia because they had tried to approach PM Najib Razak "aggressively":

Read all about PM Najib's alleged RM2.6 billion scandal and all its developments from the beginning to end here:

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