Punishment alone not enough for altering national symbols - expert

Punishment alone is not sufficient for those who alter national symbols, including the latest incident of altering the country’s coat of arms, principal fellow of Ethnic Studies Institute (Kita) at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Teo Kok Seong said.

According to him, such cases have become more rampant as though no lessons were learnt from punishment meted out in previous cases.