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Replace Sedition Act with law that cannot be abused, Harapan MP urges

PARLIAMENT | A Pakatan Harapan lawmaker has urged the government to replace the Sedition Act with a law that cannot be abused in order to address individuals who incite racial and religious tensions within the country.

RSN Rayer (Harapan-Jelutong) (photo) said this after Minister in the Prime Minister's Department P Waytha Moorthy said the government would take legal action against anyone who purposely incited racial and religious sensitivities through acts such as the Sedition Act, the Penal Code and the Communication and Multimedia Act (MCMC)...

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