PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has given the Government leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s ruling that Section 3(3) of the Sedition Act is unconstitutional. Last November, in a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal ruled that Section 3(3) of the Sedition Act is unconstitutional. Mat Shuhaimi filed an appeal challenging the constitutionality of the Sedition Act in relation to seditious tendency and its penalty. "I am mindful to dismiss this (stay) application with costs on grounds that it is an abuse of the process (of the court),” Justice Asmabi held. Section 3 of the Sedition Act touches on various conditions of seditious tendency while Section 4 explains penalties involved.

Source: The Star February 22, 2017 04:37 UTC