Sedition Act won’t be abolished

The government has announced that they will not be abolishing the Sedition Act 1948. This was confirmed by the Home Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein who was replying to Chong Eng, the DAP Member of Parliament of Bukit Mertajam where he said that the reason that the Act will not be repealed was because it is still necessary to help the government curb racial problems. This was seen as a bit too soon considering that it was only not too long ago that the government announced that they will not be tabling for a Race Relations Act, which many felt was necessary to replace the Sedition Act.

He said “The Sedition Act was still “relevant” based on the country’s atmosphere and landscape as a diverse nation with different races, cultures and religion. It is needed to uphold national security and the peace and harmony of the country. At present, the government was taking action under the law in 10 cases involving racial issues. Although there are only 10 cases, the law is still needed to curb racial issues and stop it from becoming more serious. The Sedition Act was enacted in 2008 to allow the government to charge any individual, group or association that have a tendency towards instigating racial hatred through their actions, speech, words, publications or others.”



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If they are not going to abolish the Sedition Act, then use it! And the first people to be used against will be the two racist PRINCIPALS! Just what ACTION taken was Nazri talking about when answering to questions whether the two principals have been punished? The law is the law and everyone is subjected to it, but it looks like these UMNOPUTRAS are excepted!