The Home Ministry’s recent defence of the Sedition Act 1948 has reignited criticisms over the use of the law to investigate journalist Rex Tan over his question at a public forum on Palestine.

In a parliamentary written reply yesterday, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the law is only used for cases involving insults to the royal institution and instances that threaten national sovereignty.

He added that Putrajaya remains committed to reviewing the Sedition Act.

Today, Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh questioned why...