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PRESS RELEASE: STATEMENT BY YB MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE STATEMENT MADE BY THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF CANADA ON MALAYSIA'S SEDITION ACT 1948
PRESS RELEASE
STATEMENT BY YB MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE
STATEMENT MADE BY THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF CANADA
ON MALAYSIA’S SEDITION ACT 1948
Malaysia is deeply concerned with the statement made by His Excellency John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada on the freedom of expression in Malaysia in relation to the Government of Malaysia’s decision to retain and strengthen the Sedition Act 1948, in a statement issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada.
Malaysia would like to reiterate that the decision to retain and strengthen the Sedition Act is in the interest of preserving peace and stability and to ensure that no parties would incite religious and racial tension that could jeopardize the prosperity and security of the country. Malaysia wishes to emphasize that the Act is not intended to curb freedom of expression but to prevent actions that go overboard and are seditious that incite hatred and extremism.
The Government of Malaysia acts in the best interest of the country and its people by retaining the Sedition Act which would bring benefits to the country for continued growth, prosperity and inter-racial harmony as well as hinder religious extremism and radicalism.
Putrajaya
29 January 2015