Zaid defends Ambiga's 'dictatorial govt' remark

Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim has defended former Bersih chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan for calling the Pakatan Harapan-led government “dictatorial”.

In a statement posted on X, Zaid said the test to determine how dictatorial a government is relies on whether it permits free speech and how often it uses the police to charge people with sedition.

It would also depend on...