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Hadi: Retain and don’t abuse Sedition Act
PUCHONG: Pakatan Harapan (PH) should retain the Sedition Act 1948 and ensure that it is not abused, said PAS. Its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said the act is needed to safeguard Malaysia, much like the abolished Internal Security
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P Patto: A reminder for free speech in New Malaysia
On the 24th anniversary of his passing, P. Patto’s voice resonates as a reminder in a New Malaysia where people are not persecuted for what they think or say. It has been 24 years since the passing of P. Patto,
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Dr M: Sedition Act will be repealed ASAP
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad confirmed that the Pakatan Harapan government will repeal Sedition Act 1948 but stopped short of giving a time frame. “We will first repeal the act. And for the new act, we are in
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Syed Saddiq: We need to relook into Sedition Act
KUALA LUMPUR: There is a need to relook into the Sedition Act 1948 following the conviction of independent preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin, said Pakatan Harapan youth leader Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. He said this at a press conference
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Wan Ji’s detention: Stop pussyfooting and abolish Sedition Act
KAJANG: Several social activists and civil liberty groups poured scorn at Pakatan Harapan for its failure in abolishing the draconian Sedition Act 1948. This came after Muslim preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin was slapped with a one-year imprisonment yesterday by
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Sedition Act to be abolished
PUTRAJAYA: The Sedition Act 1948 is expected to be abolished this year, said Law Minister in the Prime Minister´s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong. He said the government has decided in the cabinet meeting for the act to be abolished
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Dr Mahathir: Write the truth, don’t fear Sedition Act
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the media that there is nothing for the media to fear about the possibility of being charged under Sedition Act. “If you report the truth, you don’t have to fear anything
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