# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1998-malaysia-anwar-arrest-press-restrictions)
- Source: Human Rights Watch On Malaysia: It's Not Just The Trial. https://www.hrw.org/news/1998/11/02/human-rights-watch-malaysia-its-not-just-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.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/252. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.