Bar Council: Stick to promise to repeal Sedition Act


Exchanging thoughts: Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (left) talking to former Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan (right) over the controversial Bills.

PETALING JAYA: The Bar Council has called on the Government to stick to its earlier promise to repeal the Sedition Act.

Its president Steven Thiru said the amendments tabled on Tuesday allow for severe punishments for an offence that was poorly defined under the Sedition Act.

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