A third position of the Sedition Act

THE two adversarial positions that have emerged in the controversy over the Sedition Act are a sad reflection of the state of ethnic relations in the country today.

Many of those who are determined to preserve, perpetuate and strengthen the Sedition Act see it as a bastion of Malay political power while a lot of those who want it abolished hope that its elimination will lead to the demise of Malay political power.