Bar: Azmi’s remarks not disrespectful


PETALING JAYA: Assoc Prof Dr Azmi Sharom’s comments about the Perak constitutional crisis were well within the reasonable exercise of academic freedom and public discourse, said the Malaysian Bar.

“This cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, constitute sedition,” said Malaysian Bar president Christopher Leong in a statement yesterday following Azmi’s appearance in court to answer a sedition charge.

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