It is not constitutionally wrong to annoy the executive, former Court of Appeal judge Mohamad Ariff Mohd Yusof told a law conference in Bali, Indonesia, in a keynote address last month.

According to Ariff, such actions cannot be held to be seditious or be considered a threat to public order. This includes the drawing of cartoons in jest, even with an intention to annoy, as this cannot lead to the overthrow of a political order...