Sedition Act here to stay, says PM


KUALA LUMPUR: In a response to concerns over rising attacks on race and religious issues, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that the Sedition Act 1948 would stay.

The Prime Minister said that the Act would also be fortified with the inclusion of some new provisions.

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