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Date : 5/9/2012

Media Event 6/9/2012 (Thursday)

Re: 1) P. Uthayakumar’s Sedition Charges Review to Federal Court that Sedition Act is ultra vires Federal Constitution is fixed for Hearing on 16/10/12.

       2) Interim Stay of Proceedings @ Sessions Court: Hearing @ Federal Court on 6/9/2012 @ 9.00a.m.

       3) Prime Minister Najib Razak’s policy decision on 11/7/12 announcing repeal of obsolete colonial era Sedition Act 1948.

Date : 6/9/2012 (Thursday)

Time : 9.00 a.m. (Federal Court, Putrajaya)

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Note : Dato Seri Nazri Tan Sri Aziz : The National Harmony Act, which replace the Sedition Act 1948 allows criticism of government and leaders in the effort to guarantee freedom of speech as enshrined in the country’s constitution, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz. He said under the Sedition Act, this was not permitted. “The Sedition Act has a provision of not allowing the raising of anger against the government, but now we have discarded it. “Criticisms leveled at the government and leaders are legitimate as freedom of speech is guaranteed under the Constitution. We should face the criticism by the people as this will serve as a check and balance for the government to realize its weaknesses, he said……. (New Straits Times dated 15 July 2012 at page 16 reporting the National News Agency Bernama report).