Finas: Al Jazeera did not have proper licence to produce documentary

Published: Jul 20, 2020 11:37 AM | Updated: Jul 20, 2020 11:41 AM

Preliminary investigations by the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) has found that international news agency Al Jazeera did not have the necessary licence to film a documentary which has attracted heavy criticism.

Finas said this in a statement today in regard to the documentary titled "Locked Up in Malaysia's Lockdown."

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