From Malaysiakini:
Summon AG over Sedition Act prosecution, parliament committee told
The Parliament Standing Committee on Rights and Gender Equality must summon Attorney-General Tommy Thomas over the continued prosecution under the Sedition Act, according to Suaram.
The rights group executive director Sevan Doraisamy told Malaysiakini the committee must demand a public explanation from Thomas over this despite Pakatan Harapan's commitment to repeal the legislation.
In a statement earlier, he censured Harapan for failing to deliver its promise to abolish the Sedition Act and other draconian laws.
"Harapan cannot hide behind the veil of separation of powers as the administration was the one that has failed to institute the necessary policy reform.
"Its failure to abolish these laws and take remedial action has resulted in the conviction of Fahmi Reza under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and now, (preacher) Wan Ji Wan Hussin under the Sedition Act 1948," he added.
Earlier today, the Shah Alam High Court allowed the prosecution's appeal and enhanced Wan Ji's prison sentence from nine months, which was imposed by the Sessions Court in 2014, to one year.
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Suaram exhibits a fundamental lack of understanding of constitutional law.
ReplyDeleteA repeal of an Act has no bearing on existing cases that date from the period when the law was still in force.
The government currently lacks the numbers to repeal the act through Dewan Negara.
"The government currently lacks the numbers to repeal the act through Dewan Negara."
DeleteThe numbers are just enough to get LGE in Cabinet and keep him out of jail. Nothing left after that.
Everyone seems to be jumping in to comment based more of their politiking leanings rather than actual promotion of Civil Liberties or enforcement of Rules of Law against serious offences of Les Majeste committed by Wan Ji.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is not why the sentence is enhanced to 1 year after his appeal to the High Court, but why he was charged under the Sedition Act and sentenced back in 2014? Why wasn't he charged under the Penal Code which covers such offences instead of the Sedition Act?
And because of such a sordid situation of the Sedition Act being used conveniently by the previous BN regime both for politiking and quelling civil dissent, it was also used conveniently for even Les Majeste offences.
The questions in this issue are:
1. Did Wan Ji committed Les Majeste for whatever reasons whether it is politiking, self aggrandisement, religious motivations etc? The Sessions Courts did find him guilty of Les Majeste after a trial in 2014.
2. Can Wan Ji appeal for a retrial to the Appeal Court/Federal Court under the Penal Code instead, for a lesser sentence? Why don't he appeal to the Appeal Court/Federal Court?
3. The Sedition Act according to the Law Minister will be repealed by end of 2019. So, why is the issue being brought up in this case of Wan Ji?
So, what's the fuss?
ag tt? then hv to wait another 10 years.
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