Suaram: Sedition Act, CMA continue to record high number of probes, charges

The Sedition Act 1948 as well as the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA) continued to be used by the previous federal administration under former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to crack down on an individual’s right to freedom of expression, according to rights group Suaram.

Suaram, in its annual Human Rights Report that was launched today, recorded 11 cases under the Sedition Act and 75 cases under CMA from Jan 5 to Oct 26 this year.

Several of the sedition cases, based on...