Landmark ruling on Sedition Act


ON Nov 25, the Court of Appeal made a landmark ruling on the Sedition Act. The panel, consisting of Justices Datuk Varghese George Varughese, Datuk Lim Yee Lan and Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal, held Section 3(3) of the Sedition Act to be unconstitutional.

The section provides that the intention of the accused is irrelevant when proving a sedition charge.

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Opinion , Syahredzan Johan , columnist

   

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