Federal court rejects challenge to law implemented under British empire,which critics say is being used to quell political oppositionMalaysia’s federal court has dismissed a challenge that a sedition law implemented under the British empire is unconstitutional, prolonging the government’s ability to quell political opposition.
Law lecturer Azmi Sharom challenged the constitutionality of the 1948 Sedition Act after he was charged over an article he wrote approximately the Sultan of Perak, and one of the south-east Asian nation’s constitutional monarchs.
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Source: theguardian.com