Umno leaders' claims that the Sedition Act 1948 must be maintained to protect the Malays, the royalty and Islam are "baseless" said PKR, because the federal constitution already offers that protection: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/281730
In a statement today, PKR central committee member Latheefa Koya (left) argued the provisions in the constitution could not be amended without the consent of the rulers themselves,
Therefore, she said, Umno's claim "is completely misleading and has no legal or constitutional basis".
