Malaysia: Groups express solidarity with journalist Clare Rewcastle-Brown
18 organisations and 44 journalists signed a statement condemning the "egregious act of judicial overreach" by authorities.
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18 organisations and 44 journalists signed a statement condemning the "egregious act of judicial overreach" by authorities.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a coalition of journalists and NGOs have called on the Malaysian authorities to overturn the conviction in absentia of British investigative journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown, who was sentenced by a Malaysian court to two years in prison on a trumped-up charge of criminal defamation.
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The journalist called the conviction an act of "political revenge" for her investigative work, which uncovered a major corruption scandal in Malaysia.
The journalist has alleged that she is being targeted because of her reports that exposed the 1MDB scandal.