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Nation 28 Mar 2025 | 03:50 AM

Freelance preacher remanded for sedition probe

KANGAR: A freelance preacher has been remanded for two days from Friday (March 28) to assist in an investigation into a sedition case linked to a Facebook post that could threaten public order.

Nation 20 Feb 2025 | 11:45 AM

Saifuddin Nasution refutes claims Sedition Act is used arbitrarily

KUALA LUMPUR: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail is refuting claims that the government is arbitrarily using the Sedition Act 1948 against the public.

Nation 24 Feb 2025 | 02:56 AM

Kedah MB Sanusi acquitted of sedition charges

SHAH ALAM: Kedah Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, was acquitted and discharged (DNA) by the High Court here on Monday (Feb 24), regarding a sedition case involving remarks about the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, made during a political speech in July two years ago.

Sabah & Sarawak 31 Dec 2024 | 01:10 AM

Sabah police detain activist Fahmi Reza under Sedition Act

KOTA KINABALU: Police have detained Fahmi Reza to assist in the investigation of a case under the Sedition Act, after the activist and graphic designer appeared to give evidence at the Penampang Police Headquarters near here this afternoon.

World 23 Mar 2025 | 05:02 PM

Trump officials defend use of wartime law to deport migrants

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Trump administration officials on Sunday defended their use of extraordinary war powers to deport scores of Venezuelan migrants despite a judge blocking the move and Venezuela denying U.S. officials' assertions that the deportees were gang members.

Nation 24 Mar 2025 | 11:55 AM

MCMC partnership effectively curbs religious insult cases, says IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: Firm action taken by the Police in collaboration with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to bring individuals involved in cases of religious insults to justice has been one of the key factors in reducing such cases this year.

Nation 14 Nov 2024 | 11:00 PM

Home Ministry: No getting rid of the Sedition Act

THE Sedition Act is here to stay, says the Home Ministry.

Nation 14 Nov 2024 | 07:50 AM

No plans to repeal, amend Sedition Act, deputy minister tells Parliament

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sedition Act is here to stay, says Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.

Nation 16 Jan 2025 | 10:54 AM

Papagomo wins appeal to lift gag order in sedition case

PUTRAJAYA: The Appellate Court here has allowed the appeal brought by blogger Papagomo, whose real name is Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, to lift the gag order preventing him from making statements or comments related to the sedition charge he is facing.

Nation 26 Aug 2024 | 04:13 AM

Muhyiddin to be charged under Sedition Act on Tuesday

PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister and Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be charged in court on Tuesday (Aug 27) under the Sedition Act for comments made during the recent Nenggiri by-election.

Nation 26 Aug 2024 | 07:13 AM

IGP confirms Muhyiddin to be charged under Sedition Act tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be charged on Tuesday (Aug 27) in connection with his speech during the recent Nenggiri by-election campaign, which allegedly touched on issues related to race, religion and royalty (3R), says the police.

Nation 30 Dec 2024 | 03:40 PM

Cops arrest Fahmi Reza for sedition

KOTA KINABALU: Artist Fahmi Reza has been arrested at the Penampang police station near here allegedly over a controversial caricature.

Nation 10 Dec 2024 | 02:28 AM

Kedah MB cleared of one sedition charge, another remains

SHAH ALAM: Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has been acquitted and discharged of one charge of sedition by the High Court here on Tuesday (Dec 10) over alleged remarks against Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah in a political speech last year, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports.

Sabah & Sarawak 27 June 2024 | 11:00 PM

Cops probe Sabah activist under Sedition Act

KOTA KINABALU: Activist Mukmin Nantang, who has been vocal on issues related to the Palau and Bajau Laut communities, was summoned by the police to give his statement.

Sabah & Sarawak 27 June 2024 | 07:49 AM

Cops quiz Sabah activist under Sedition Act

KOTA KINABALU: Activist Mukmin Nantang, who had been vocal on issues concerning the Palau and Bajau Laut communities among others recently, was brought in by police for questioning under the Sedition Act 1948.

Nation 27 Nov 2024 | 07:02 AM

Muhyiddin's sedition trial transferred to KL High Court

KOTA BARU: The Kota Baru High Court today allowed an application by former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to transfer his sedition trial from the Gua Musang Sessions Court to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Nation 27 Mar 2024 | 08:45 AM

Usage of Sedition Act up 65pc in 2023 from the year before, says Suaram

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sedition Act 1948 has been used in 28 cases last year, a 65% increase from 2022 which only saw only 17 cases, says Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram).

Nation 5 Apr 2024 | 04:53 AM

Probe Dr Akmal under Penal Code, not Sedition Act, says Lawyers for Liberty

PETALING JAYA: There are other laws under which to investigate Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh than the Sedition Act 1948, says Lawyers for Liberty (LFL).

Nation 26 Mar 2024 | 04:01 AM

Don't use 3R to justify continued use of Sedition Act, says Lawyers for Liberty

KUALA LUMPUR: Issues linked to race, religion and royalty (3R) should not be used to justify the continued existence of the Sedition Act 1948, says Lawyers for Liberty director Zaid Malek.

Nation 24 Nov 2023 | 08:36 AM

'It was wrong then, it's wrong now', says Anwar's former lawyer on Sedition Act

PETALING JAYA: If the Sedition Act was wrong then, it is still wrong now, says lawyer N. Surendran.

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