Court: 10-day notice to hold peaceful assembly is irrational


PUTRAJAYA: The 10-day notice re­­quire­ment in the Peaceful Assembly Act is an irrational demand that renders the freedom to assemble urgently, illusory.

The Court of Appeal, in a set of landmark written judgments released yesterday, ruled that the prohibitive Section 9 of the Act (PAA) was also unreasonable and unconstitutional.

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