Court of Appeal rules Section 3(3) of Sedition Act invalid


The Palace of Justice in Putrajaya. - Filepic

PUTRAJAYA: Section 3(3) of the Sedition Act, which allows for conviction once it is proven that the accused had made the seditious statement, has been ruled as uncons­titutional by the Court of Appeal.

Instead, intention must now be proven in such sedition cases.

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