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April 24, 2021 Instagram/ airtangan tunkuazizah The arrest of well-known Malaysian graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza for allegedly insulting the country’s queen – who is under fire for a social media faux pas – has triggered an outcry among free speech advocates who say authorities are being trigger-happy in using the law to clamp down on satire. The police action follows rare public condemnation of the country’s revered royal families, with former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warning earlier in the week that the constitutional monarchs may be inadvertently bearing the brunt of frustration over the government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis. ....
news Malaysian artist Fahmi Reza’s arrest for ‘insulting’ queen sparks backlash Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah and Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah pictured at Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur in 2019, as then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad looks on. Photo: AFP The arrest of well-known Malaysian graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza for allegedly insulting the country s queen - who is under fire for a social media faux pas - has triggered an outcry among free speech advocates who say authorities are being trigger-happy in using the law to clamp down on satire. The police action follows rare public condemnation of the country s revered royal families, with former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warning earlier in the week that the constitutional monarchs may be inadvertently bearing the brunt of frustration over the government s handling of the Covid-19 crisis. ....