Cabinet agrees in principle to amend Sedition Act to protect royalty

The cabinet has agreed in principle to study amendments to the Sedition Act 1948 (Act 15) to ensure the legislation is only used to protect the royal institution from acts of provocation.

According to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said, the decision was taken after she submitted findings from a recently-held dialogue session on legal approaches to handle the current issue of religion, race, and royalty (3R).

"Other aspects regarding provocation involving religion and race will be examined, including the drafting of new legislation, if necessary, by taking into account the views of the Malay rulers as the heads of Islam, and in line...