Words 'offensive' and 'annoy' in Communications Act unconstitutional, rules Appeals Court


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ruled that the words "offensive" and "annoy" used in Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA) are unconstitutional.

A three-judge panel, chaired by Federal Court judge Justice Lee Swee Seng, held that the words "offensive" and "annoy" in Section 233 were unconstitutional.

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