Charging opposition leader Teresa Kok over a satire video is a "new low" for Malaysia and an "international embarrassment", says an international rights NGO.
“The Malaysian authorities are setting a new low for violating free expression by bringing criminal charges against an opposition politician in a satirical video.
“The government is obviously not serious about its commitment to revoke the antiquated and abusive Sedition Act,” said Human Rights Watch deputy Asia director Phil Robertson in a statement today.
Kok will go to case management today over her Chinese New Year satire 'Onederful Malaysia' that poked fun at serious national issues such as corruption, rising living costs and security threats.
The DAP Seputeh MP maintains her video was meant to raise awareness of important issues facing the country.
She is the second DAP leader to be charged with sedition in a year, after the late party chairperson Karpal Singh was found guilty of sedition over his legal opinion on the controversial Perak takeover of 2008.
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“The Malaysian authorities are setting a new low for violating free expression by bringing criminal charges against an opposition politician in a satirical video.
“The government is obviously not serious about its commitment to revoke the antiquated and abusive Sedition Act,” said Human Rights Watch deputy Asia director Phil Robertson in a statement today.
Kok will go to case management today over her Chinese New Year satire 'Onederful Malaysia' that poked fun at serious national issues such as corruption, rising living costs and security threats.
The DAP Seputeh MP maintains her video was meant to raise awareness of important issues facing the country.
She is the second DAP leader to be charged with sedition in a year, after the late party chairperson Karpal Singh was found guilty of sedition over his legal opinion on the controversial Perak takeover of 2008.
[More to follow]
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