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Sedition Act: Reform, repeal, replace?

4 Aug 2023

The cabinet has agreed to review the Sedition Act so it can only be used to protect the royal institution from acts of provocation.

What are the implications of such a move, and how do we as a country learn to navigate discourse on the “three Rs” – race, religion and royalty?

Astro Awani’s Melisa Idris speaks to constitutional lawyer Nizam Bashir and Karen Cheah, president of the Malaysian Bar.

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