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The sedition charge against the Isma chief

It’s been reported that Isma president Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman will be charged under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act which makes it an offence to utter seditious words / publish seditious material for which he can fined a maximum of RM5,000, jailed up to 3 years, or both.

Words with a seditious tendency are those which can promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between the different races. Questioning the right/status/privilege of citizenship can also be considered seditious.

After the May 13 race riots, the Razak administration obtained the approval of Parliament on 3 March 1971 to approve amendments to the Constitution so that sensitive Articles on the Malay special position, the sovereignty of the Malay Rulers,  and the citizenship of the non-Malays are placed beyond challenge. Continue reading “The sedition charge against the Isma chief”