Claim 252

Authorities announced surveillance of internet communications relating to the arrest.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Authorities announced surveillance of internet communications relating to the arrest.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Internet communications to be monitored
About: incident 1998-malaysia-anwar-arrest-press-restrictions
Source: Human Rights Watch On Malaysia: It's Not Just The Trial
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1998-11-02

Quotation from the source

Malaysian authorities have also announced surveillance of all Internet communications regarding the arrest of Anwar.