Zunar Releases Initial Statement On Latest Round Of Political Harassment Facing His Work

Zunar has sent along word that he is once again facing investigation by police, ostensibly for the act of creating and disseminating his cartoon work. He has been asked to report to authorities next week. One more person working with the cartoonist was brought into police orbit through a summons to appear. Last week, three assistants to the artist were arrested for selling the books Conspiracy To Imprison Anwar and Pirate Of The Carry-BN.

Zunar's initial statement, which looks to lead to a fuller statement and a press conference later this week:

"The police has open up new investigation against me under The Sedition Act.

"12 Nov 2014 (8 pm Malaysia time); I had received a call from police officer in Kuala Lumpur to inform that they are investigating me under The Sedition Act. I need to report to the police station next week. According to the officer the investigation is relating to my latest cartoon book, but he did not say which one.

"Earlier today, my webmaster who help me operating my official website, http://www.zunar.my/ was summon to the police station. Last week, there of my sale assistants were arrested for selling my latest cartoon books Conspiracy to Imprison Anwar and Pirate of The Carry-BN.

"I will call for press conference tomorrow and will issue a full statement after that."

This latest series of actions against the cartoonist began after he won a pretty substantial -- and some would say surprise -- court victory over an extensive period of harassment in 2010. We wish him every good fortune in whatever choices he makes in the weeks ahead. This link between fairly standard western-style editorial cartooning and sedition would be noxious without the timing vis-a-vis the final outcome of the 2010 case, and one hopes for the sake of his person and his country Zunar eventually prevails.
 
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