The Malaysian Bar views the recent reports of the issuance of a court order to prohibit a gathering to discuss the implementation of a Jawi module in vernacular schools as a curtailing of the freedom of expression as enshrined in the Federal Constitution.
It is understood from news reports that the police had applied for the court order on “security grounds”, as a “safety precaution”, and “with the aim of preventing any disruption to public order which could spark public anxiety”. It is unreasonable and contrary to the Constitutional scheme that the fundamental liberty of freedom of expression is liable to be denied on such a basis.
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