CYBERJAYA: Pahang MCA Youth chief Wong Siew Mun says it is perplexing as to why she is being singled out for questioning over the Urban Renewal Bill.
Wong, who was summoned by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) on Sunday (Aug 31), over a video on social media on the bill, said it was strange to be singled out when many others, including professional bodies, politicians from both sides of the divide, voiced similar criticisms.
“The facts stated in the video were not fabricated, but based on facts drawn directly from the bill tabled in Parliament.
“I also offered suggestions to strengthen the bill, rather than merely criticising it,” she told reporters before entering the MCMC headquarters for questioning.
Wong stressed that she would not back down from raising her views.
Wong entered the MCMC office at about 12pm for questioning by an MCMC officer.
She was accompanied by Wanita MCA secretary-general Chan Quin Er.
Among others who turned up to show their support were MCA Urban Affairs Bureau chief Tan Gim Tuan, MCA Public City Bureau deputy chief Low Yi Wen and Selangor MCA Youth chief Tan Jie Sen.
MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong previously said Wong was summoned at the eleventh hour to give a statement MCMC headquarters in Cyberjaya.
He said he had received a call from Wong at 10.20pm on Saturday (Aug 30), informing him that she had received a WhatsApp message summoning her to the MCMC headquarters in Cyberjaya at 11.30am for questioning over a TikTok post on the Urban Renewal Bill
“I understand that Siew Mun had asked the investigating officer to postpone the interview but was told that the officer had been asked by his superiors to record her statement tomorrow,” the Ayer Hitam MP said in a Facebook post.
Why is there such a rush to make last-minute arrangements to record her statement, he asked.
“Tomorrow is Malaysia’s 68th National Day. Why is Wong Siew Mun being summoned to MCMC during a long public holiday?
“MCMC must explain what is so ‘urgent’ as tomorrow is a public holiday,” Dr Wee said, adding that it was unreasonable to expect Wong to rush back to Cyberjaya.
