News portal reporter, Penang exco man under Sedition Act probe


By ROYCE TANDAVID TAN

GEORGE TOWN: Malaysiakini reporter Susan Loone and Pasukan Peronda Sukarela (PPS) chairman Phee Boon Poh will be investigated under the Sedition Act, police here said.

Penang police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Abdul Rahim Hanafi said Wednesday the case has been classified under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act 1948 for publishing a seditious article.

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