Govt gets leave to appeal ruling on Section 233 of Communications and Multimedia Act


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has granted leave to the government to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision declaring the words "offensive" and "annoy" under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 as unconstitutional and invalid.

A three-judge panel chaired by Justice Abu Bakar Jais allowed two of four constitutional questions from the government.

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