Sedition Act: 367 probed, only five charged since 2018, says Home Minister

By TARRENCE TAN, RAHIMY RAHIM and MARTIN CARVALHO

KUALA LUMPUR: There were 367 investigations opened under the Sedition Act 1948 from 2018 to last year with only five cases tried in court, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that in the five cases, only three were sentenced under the Act.

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Parliament , Home Ministry , Saifuddin Nasution Ismail , Written Reply , Sedition Act , Dewan Rakyat , Custodial Deaths

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