NGOs demand deadline for repeal of Sedition Act

A group of NGOs have written an open letter to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim expressing their concern that the government is not showing a firm commitment to repealing the Sedition Act.

They cited Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Ramkarpal Singh who said on March 21 that there are “no plans at this point in time” to abolish this legislation.

The groups include...