1948 Sedition Act is valid, Federal Court rules

comments     Hafiz Yatim     Published     Updated

The Federal Court ruled today that the Sedition Act 1948 is valid under the Federal Constitution.

Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria, who led five-member bench that included the top three in the judiciary, said the intention of the framers of the constitution is to ensure the existing (pre-Merdeka) law is valid and continues to be valid and enforceable.

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