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PM Najib Razak seems to be on a roll to curb & control not just his Cabinet but also other section of the society that's questioning him over his alleged involvement with the 1MDB scandal.
On 2 August, during his speech at the opening of the Hulu Selangor Umno division Annual General Meeting in Kuala Kubu Baru, the embattled PM bemoaned that he was a victim of "trial by social media", hinting at looming changes to laws regulating the Internet.
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"It's not that we don't want freedom, but we don't want absolute freedom such that slander and falsehood are treated as the truth," Malaysiakini quoted Najib, who is also the Umno President, as saying during the officiation of the Hulu Selangor Umno division
Urging Umno members, he said they should also become an active social media practitioner and have a specific programme to change the perception of the people towards the current government
According to Malaysiakini's report, Najib related to the delegates about how netizens believed allegations that 40,000 Bangladeshi nationals were being flown in to vote during the 13th General Election despite the logistical nightmare of such an endeavour, and allegations that he brought his wife Rosmah to Cabinet meetings
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