SELANGOR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (Jul 18) said that the Sedition Act is needed in cases involving comments against the royal institution. His comments came after caretaker Kedah chief minister Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor was charged with
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Human rights group Lawyers for Liberty condemned the use of the Sedition Act against Sanusi, claiming that no legitimate government should be allowed to wield the powers given by the Act Last Thursday, Ms Azalina said that the current law causes prosecution to take a long time to complete due to the legal procedures involved.
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