POLICE HAVE BEGUN INVESTIGATIONS INTO A CONTROVERSIAL NEWS PORTAL, SABAHKINI.NET, OVER SEVERAL ARTICLES THAT WERE ALLEGEDLY FALSE AND BASELESS.

Police investigate Sabah news portal

KOTA KINABALU: Police have begun investigations into a controversial news portal, sabahkini.net, over several articles that were allegedly false and baseless.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Noor Rashid said that an investigation paper was opened over postings on the website.

They are investigating the website for offences under the Penal Code as well as the Communication and Multimedia Act 1998.

Speaking to reporters after launching the official Sabah police website here on Wednesday, he said that police had received two reports against the portal, which carries news and commentaries on Sabah issues.

However, Noor Rashid did not provide details on the articles in question, nor their content. He however claimed that the website had reported issues that were untrue about the police.

He urged members of the public not to make statements without any basis in fact.