Australia is deeply concerned over the arrest of two Australian journalists in Malaysia after they attempted to question Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak over corruption allegations, foreign minister Julie Bishop said on Monday.
The journalists from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) flagship investigative journalism programme, Four Corners, were arrested in the Borneo state of Sarawak on Saturday night after approaching Mr Najib outside a mosque.
Malaysian police said in a statement that reporter Linton Besser and camera operator Louie Eroglu had been arrested for failing to comply with police instructions not to cross a security line. They were released on bail on Sunday and charged with "obstructing a public servant in the discharge of his public functions".
Mrs Bishop told ABC radio Australia was "deeply concerned."
"We are providing consular support to the ABC crew and certainly raising this issue at the appropriate level with the Malaysian government," she said. Full story...
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The journalists from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) flagship investigative journalism programme, Four Corners, were arrested in the Borneo state of Sarawak on Saturday night after approaching Mr Najib outside a mosque.
Malaysian police said in a statement that reporter Linton Besser and camera operator Louie Eroglu had been arrested for failing to comply with police instructions not to cross a security line. They were released on bail on Sunday and charged with "obstructing a public servant in the discharge of his public functions".
Mrs Bishop told ABC radio Australia was "deeply concerned."
"We are providing consular support to the ABC crew and certainly raising this issue at the appropriate level with the Malaysian government," she said. Full story...
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