Idris Jala: Azmi Sharom should not have been charged with sedition

PETALING JAYA: A Cabinet Minister has expressed his disagreement over the sedition charge against Universiti Malaya law lecturer Prof Azmi Sharom.

"Azmi Sharom should not (have) be(en) charged with sedition. Academic freedom is required in pursuit of knowledge," Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala said on his Twitter account on Saturday.