KUALA LUMPUR: Street demonstrations and protest marches will no longer be a crime if amendments to the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA) are passed.
The Peaceful Assembly (Amendment) Bill was tabled for its first reading by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman in Parliament on Monday (July 1), allowing street protests to be included as part of a peaceful assembly.
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