PUTRAJAYA, March 12 — Claims that the compound imposed on Maestra Broadcast Sdn Bhd, the licence holder operating ERA FM, is biased and suppresses Islam are malicious and slanderous, says Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil clarified that the RM250,000 compound issued against Maestra Broadcast Network System Sdn Bhd was granted by the Deputy Public Prosecutor under the amended Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588), which took effect on February 11.