PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has declared the Sedition Act 1948 constitutional and that its penalties are a reasonable restriction on the right to free speech.
Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria said this in dismissing law lecturer Dr Azmi Sharom’s petition challenging the law on the grounds that under Article 10(2) of the Federal Constitution, only Parliament could enact laws that restrict freedom of expression.
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