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COMMENT | Lip service paid to 'don't be afraid to criticise' credo

This article is 10 months old

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

- British author Evelyn Beatrice Hall attributed the saying to Voltaire in her work "The Friends of Voltaire."

COMMENT | Is the prime minister and his cabinet beyond reproach?

Can’t we as citizens, criticise them for their actions and words? Shouldn’t they be censured if they act out of line?

If the answers are affirmative, why are the police investigating two leaders of civil society groups for their criticism of Anwar Ibrahim?

As elected leaders, can they...

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