Student support: Law professor Dr Azmi Sharom (centre) with his students standing outside the courthouse after the decision was handed down. -S.S. KANESAN/ The Star
PUTRAJAYA: Law lecturer Dr Azmi Sharom lost his bid to have the Sedition Act 1948 declared invalid but others facing similar charges are undeterred and have vowed to keep fighting.
Lawyer N. Surendren said Azmi’s defeat in the Federal Court yesterday was not a “crushing blow to freedom of speech” as others seeking to challenge the constitutionality of the Act could still argue on different points of law.
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