Published: Tuesday October 21, 2008 MYT 11:57:00 AM
Updated: Tuesday October 21, 2008 MYT 3:45:01 PM
Malaysiakini journalist resigns over ‘manifesto’ report
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysiakini journalist, who wrote a news report that Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had issued a manifesto to back his bid for the Umno presidency, has resigned.
A post on on the Internet news portal quoted journalist Wong Choon Mei as saying: “It is my fault and I stand ready to take full responsibility and resign.”
In the post, Malaysiakini editor-in-chief Steven Gan said they were upset over the incident, adding the report should not have been published.
“It was a serious misjudgment on her part and we accept her resignation,” said Gan.
The post said that Wong conceded she had not verified the contents of the ‘manifesto’ with the Deputy Prime Minister’s. She had received it by e-mail on Sunday.
“We deeply regret the error,” said Gan.
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