Police can still use Sedition Act, says home minister

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Muhyiddin notes there are still those who make remarks about religion and the royal institution.

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If PDRM can still use the Sedition Act, why didn't PDRM use the Sedition Act to investigate the Malay supremacist who said elok tembak puak2 DAP ni!!! How come PDRM used the useless 505(C) to investigate the Malay supremacist? Why didn't PDRM use the Sedition Act?

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