PUTRAJAYA: Law lecturer Azmi Sharom (pic) has failed in his bid to have the Sedition Act 1948 declared unconstitutional.
The Federal Court panel lead by Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria dismissed Azmi’s application, ruling that the definition of Parliament in Article 10 of the Constitution – which only allows Parliament to enact laws that restrict freedom of expression – should not be read restrictively.
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