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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

‘Don’t be hasty in using Sedition Act’

Umno's Saifuddin Abdullah urges the authorities to be thorough in their investigation before using the Sedition Act.
PETALING JAYA: Umno’s Saifuddin Abdullah has urged the government to refrain from “being too hasty” in using the Sedition Act 1948 when charging an accused person.
The former Temerloh MP was responding to the recent controversial video of dog trainer Maznah Mohd Yusof, better known as Chetz, bathing her dogs and wishing viewers Selamat Hari Raya.
Last week, police arrested Maznah under Section 298A of the Penal Code as well as the Sedition Act after her video resurfaced online on Wednesday.
“In Malaysia, we are always rushing to use certain laws. To me, you should take a closer look. Is this deviant behaviour or is this really seditious material,” Saifuddin told FMT in an exclusive interview.
“Why always so hasty to use certain laws?” he asked.
Saifuddin admitted that he was not an “expert” and therefore could not comment if Maznah’s actions are considered deviant or seditious.
“We are always rushing to use (certain) laws. I don’t think developed nations think that way,” he said.
“Just because something happens and went viral through social media doesn’t mean you have to charge a person for it.”
On Thursday, Maznah was remanded by the Segamat police after a police report was lodged there against her for allegedly uploading a video that insults Islam.
The video, which was made in 2010, shows Maznah wishing the viewers Selamat Hari Raya with her dogs by her side.
The video resurfaced recently after Internet user called ‘acaiseven fiska’ uploaded the video on his Youtube page and deemed it to be insulting Islam.
If charged under the under the section of the Penal Code, Maznah could be imprisoned between two and five years.
She also had her statement recorded by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
She has since been released on court bond.

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