‘Unsalvageable’ Sedition Act must be abolished, say rights groups

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Lawyers for Liberty adviser N Surendran says the legislation cannot be saved, calling the decision to amend it unacceptable and regressive.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/04/03/unsalvageable-sedition-act-must-be-abolished-say-rights-groups/  Laporan Lanjut  : https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/04/03/akta-hasutan-tak-boleh-diselamatkan-perlu-mansuh-kata-kumpulan-hak-asasi/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SeditionAct1948 #NSurendran #Abolition

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00:00 Rights groups have called for the abolition of the Sedition Act 1948,

00:06 which they described as an "oppressive legislation" that no amendment can save.

00:11 Lawyers for Liberty adviser N. Soorin Jhun said the government's decision to amend the law was

00:18 "unacceptable and regressive." He said the Sedition Act has been notoriously

00:24 abused for political purposes due to its vague definition of seditious tendency.

00:29 Meanwhile, Amnesty International Malaysia Executive Director Katrina Jaurin Maliamov

00:36 said amending the controversial act went against the PH government's commitments to repeal it.

00:41 She said a reform-minded government would instead acknowledge

00:45 how oppressive laws stifle expression and political participation.

00:49 On the other hand, lawyer Andrew Khoo said the penal code has adequate provisions to protect

00:55 the royalty, rendering amendments to the Sedition Act redundant.

00:59 He said the Sedition Act is unjust because people can be convicted under the law

01:04 even if there is no intention to insult or incite.

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