After Teresa Kok, Berita Harian Lodges Police Report Over Fake ‘Halal Pork’ Headline

Teresa had earlier lodged a police report against 19 social media users for sharing a defamatory post claiming that she said a halal certificate is necessary for pork. According to her, she received a screenshot of the doctored headline from a friend via WhatsApp, with the fake article already circulating on social media.

As for Berita Harian, the report was lodged following the circulation of an article that used the newspaper’s name and logo to spread a story titled “Halal certification for pork is appropriate”, which was alleged to be defamatory towards Teresa.

The article had been manipulated by imitating the BH Online layout and retaining the name of the BH journalist who wrote the original report

Group editor Zulkifli Jalil clarified that the article with the viral headline was never published on BH Online, stressing that the headline had been altered from the original, legitimate publication.

The report was lodged yesterday (16 January) at the Pantai Police Station, while Teresa made her report on 15 January, as shared in her social media post. She also emphasised that she had never made such remarks and urged the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to investigate the matter.

Teresa and Akmal had attempted to mediate the case at the Malacca Magistrate’s Court, but the effort was unsuccessful.