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In July 2012, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he would repeal the Sedition Act because it “represents a bygone era.” The plan was to replace it with the National Harmony Act. However, it was said that Najib faced mounting opposition from hardliners within his coalition, who preferred more favourable policies over other races and religions.
The act was amended through an Emergency Ordinance 1971, after the riots in May 1969. Since then, the act has been expanded over the years until the definition is too vague to be useful or responsible. Who have been its targets? To date, Human Rights Watch estimates that at least 14 people have been charged with sedition since 2013.1. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim faced a charge over a speech made criticising the government during a political rally in March 2011.
5. Khalid Samad, former PAS’s Shah Alam MP, over remarks on Selangor Sultan and the Selangor Islamic Affairs Council .
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