Ex-ISA detainee reminds govt to be firm on abolishing Sedition Act, Sosma

INTERVIEW | Former PKR deputy president Syed Husin Ali has reminded his party colleagues of their obligation to ensure that draconian laws that allow for detention without trial must be addressed and done away with.

In an interview with Malaysiakini, Syed Husin was generally positive about the performance of the administration of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, but took note of criticisms levelled against the new government after independent preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin’s sedition charge was allowed to proceed resulting in a jail term...