PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here has declared that an organiser of a public gathering cannot be punished for not giving a 10-day notice before the event.
Justice Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof ruled in a landmark judgment that Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012 – which calls for a fine of up to RM10,000 for those who fail to give notice – was unconstitutional.
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