Animated series Santiago of the Seas’ has been temporarily suspended from airing on TV2 following several complaints about the content of an episode which was shown at 10pm on Sunday (16 November).
The American action-adventure CGI series follows the adventures of eight-year-old pirate Santiago and his crew as they work to protect their Caribbean home.
According to the Malay Mail, a spokesperson for the Public Relations Division of the Department of Broadcasting, also known as Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), has said: “Based on the content evaluation report, and the checks conducted, there were no actions or displays of affection suggesting same-sex relationships, nor any elements pointing towards such behaviour.
“However, to ensure there are no elements that could raise doubt or touch on public sensitivities, RTM [the national public broadcaster] has halted the broadcast to conduct a more detailed review of the series”.
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