Two members of Sin Chew Daily's editorial leadership have been called to give their statements to the police today regarding the Jalur Gemilang error featured on its frontpage illustration.
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00:00Two members of Sinshu Daily's editorial leadership have been called to give their statements to the police today
00:07regarding the Jalur Gemilang era featured on its front-page illustration.
00:13Inspector General Police Tansri Razoruddin Hussein says the two individuals called were the chief editor
00:19for approving the publication of the illustration,
00:22while the deputy chief sub-editor is the graphic designer of the flag illustration.
00:26Police had received at least 40 reports regarding the issue nationwide.
00:34The case has been investigated under Section 31C of the Emblems and Names in Brackets Prevention of Improper Use Act 1963
00:42and Section 41B of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.
00:47Last Tuesday, the Chinese-language newspaper had published an incomplete illustration of the Jalur Gemilang
00:54without the crescent moon on its front page as part of the coverage of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Malaysia.
01:02The incident drew criticism from various quarters, including His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia,
01:08who said the mistake of displaying the flag without the crescent moon could trigger public sensitivities and is unacceptable.
01:15Subsequently, the newspaper issued an apology for the mistake, explaining that it was an unintentional technical error.