Don't use 3R to justify continued use of Sedition Act, says Lawyers for Liberty


KUALA LUMPUR: Issues linked to race, religion and royalty (3R) should not be used to justify the continued existence of the Sedition Act 1948, says Lawyers for Liberty director Zaid Malek.

"It breaches the right to freedom of expression under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution. It has a long history of being used against the political opposition, activists and opponents of the government of the day.

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