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” →