The Selangor state legislative assembly has no power to enact laws which restric…

The Selangor state legislative assembly has no power to enact laws which restricted freedom of speech and expression, the Federal Court in Putrajaya heard today.

Lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar submitted that only Parliament was vested with powers to enact laws to restrict speech and expression in Malaysia.

Therefore, he said, Section 16 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995 which his client, publishing company ZI Publications Sdn Bhd director, Mohd Ezra Mohd Zaid, was charged under for allegedly publishing the Malay translation of Irshad Manji’s book titled ‘Allah, Kebebasan & Cinta’, was invalid.

Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/277096

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