Malaysia to abolish colonial-era Sedition Act, death penalty

Malaysia's cabinet has ordered the suspension of the colonial-era Sedition Act, widely used to rein in dissent, and is working on doing the same for the death penalty as it prepares to repeal both laws possibly by the end of the year.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CDqV0q

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