MP tells 'progressive' Anwar to copy Dr M's Sedition Act moratorium

A veteran PKR MP has urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration to reinstate a moratorium on the use of the Sedition Act 1948, first imposed during Pakatan Harapan’s first stint in government under former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim, a vocal critic of the Sedition Act, said while there were many weaknesses surrounding Harapan's first round of federal power, a moratorium on sedition probes was enforced up until its downfall in February 2022.

"So I believe that the ‘more reformist’ Madani government under prime minister Anwar should be more progressive compared to...