The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) denies the claims made by writer R Nadeswaran in his recent article “Opinion: A given right to criticise, question the govt” published on Newswav dated June 19.

This is regarding the allegation that MCMC has been used as a “state apparatus” to prevent public discussion on specific issues such as government policies and administration.

In his article, the writer referenced data from...