Freedom Of Speech In Malaysia Article 10
The freedom of speech in malaysia is not and has never truly been free.
Freedom of speech in malaysia article 10. Malaysia s police chief abdul hamid bador on friday sought to assure reporters that media freedom will be protected but said the country has a set of laws that need to be adhered to. To quote a line associated with a famous web user. Article 10 freedom of speech and expression. Suhakam wishes to remind the government on its duty and responsibility to protect the people s right to free speech in line with article 10 of the federal constitution of malaysia which guarantees malaysian citizens the right to freedom of speech freedom of assembly and freedom of association as a democratic nation should be.
Article 10 of the constitution of malaysia guarantees malaysian citizens the right to freedom of speech freedom of assembly and freedom of association unlike comparable provisions in constitutional law such as the first amendment to the united states constitution article 10 entitles citizens to such freedoms as are not restricted by the government instead of absolutely guaranteeing those. For example two particularly sensitive issues ethnic rivalry and religion are considered taboo and discussion of these issues is severely restricted. Aside from the exception clauses in article 10 it can also be said that this freedom doesn t extend to immunity from legal moral and social repercussions. Constitutional law ii lia2008 uploaded by.
Abstract this article seeks to understand the situation of political speech in malaysia the argument in favour of restrictions on political speech and the problems that prevent political speech from being practised effectively. Criminal culpable homicide week 9 criminal death due to negligence week 10 consti 4f tutorial discussion on fundamental liberties consti art 11 tutorial discussion on article 11 consti tutorial. Article 10 of the federal constitution guarantees our right as citizens to freedom of expression with the caveat that it does not thread between the lines of hate speech. 1 subject to clauses 2 3 and 4 a every citizen has the right to freedom of speech and expression.
The original article 10 1 on the draft merdeka constitution states every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression subject to any reasonable restriction emphasis added imposed by federal law in the interest of the security of the federation friendly relations with other countries public order or morality or in relation to contempt of court defamation or.