BBC cancels plan for Raja Petra interview on Hardtalk

PETALING JAYA: The BBC has cancelled its plan to have fugitive Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamarudin on its Hardtalk programme on Wednesday.
According to a statement posted on the Malaysia Today website, BBC's Bridget Orborne had called Raja Petra to inform him of the decision.
Osborne said BBC's lawyers had advised them not to proceed with the programme as it would upset the Malaysian government and even expose the BBC to legal action.
She said the questions they would delve into would be very sensitive in nature and critical of the government, and this would run foul of the Malaysian government.
The fact that the programme would be accessible in Malaysia, she added, made it a problem for the BBC.
The programme was originally scheduled for 3pm on Wednesday.

tunku : at last BBC had some brain left in them.that crook raja petra is a wanted by police in Malaysia and bbc was trying to interview him on their programme.pity raja petra,he must be crying upside down and will now accuse Najib or Rosmah for the cancellation.now he will have more fairy tales to tell to the fools.