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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

China shoots those guilty of sedition but Malaysia gives fair trial, says Bung Mokhtar

Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin says those charged with sedition in Malaysia get a fair trial and so the Sedition Act should be retained. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, October 14, 2014.Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin says those charged with sedition in Malaysia get a fair trial and so the Sedition Act should be retained. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, October 14, 2014.
A Barisan Nasional lawmaker has urged Putrajaya to retain the draconian Sedition Act, pointing out that in China, those found guilty of sedition are shot dead but in Malaysia, those who are charged under the Sedition Act are given a fair trial.
"I stress that the Sedition Act must be retained to maintain peace and harmony in the country. What is there to be scared about? Those who are scared of the Sedition Act are those who like to do it," said Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin.
"During the Japanese occupation, those who incite were shot in the head. In China, a communist nation, those found guilty of sedition, they also shoot.
His defence of the Sedition Act comes after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had repeatedly promised to repeal the colonial-era law which critics said was being used to silence voices of dissent.
Putrajaya has embarked on a sedition crackdown in the last few months which has seen several opposition politicians, activists, academics, lawyers, preachers and a journalist being charged or investigated.
Most recently, The Malaysian Insider reported that Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan is being investigated for sedition over remarks made about the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) or National Civics Bureau.
Last week, the United Nations called on Malaysia to withdraw the Sedition Act after it received reports that Putrajaya is increasingly criminalising criticism towards the government or its officials.
It said the Sedition Act was being used in a way that prevents Malaysians from expressing and debating, freely and openly, a diverse range of political opinions and ideas.
“It is time for Malaysia to adjust its legislation, including the 1948 Sedition Act, to be in line with international human rights standards, and take firm steps towards the effective enjoyment of the right to freedom of expression,” it said.
They said that as recently as March, Malaysia had committed to the Human Rights Council to address international concerns regarding the Sedition Act, which they said “outlaws vague offences", adding that it had expressed concern over the law on several occasions.
In a written reply to DAP's Ramkarpal Singh (Bukit Gelugor) in Parliament yesterday, Najib had admitted that he had made a statement about abolishing the Sedition Act and replacing it with the National Harmony Act but said that a "comprehensive consultation" with stakeholders would be done, prior to making a decision on the matter.
"Then only the government will decide on the direction it will take concerning the Sedition Act," Najib had said.
- TMI

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