Freedom Of Speech In Malaysia Article 10
Malaysia was ranked 145th in the reporters without borders rsf press freedom index when ph took over government in 2018.
Freedom of speech in malaysia article 10. 1 subject to clauses 2 3 and 4 a every citizen has the right to freedom of speech and expression. The country has since climbed over 40 places to rank 101st in the latest. Although article 10 of malaysia s constitution guarantees freedom of expression and assembly the police act 1967 ruthlessly restricts its application. 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.
Article 10 of the malaysian constitution in reflecting the sensitiveness of these issues specifies a list of restrictions which limit the right of free speech on the grounds of guarding. The freedom of speech in malaysia is not and has never truly been free. 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. 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. 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. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. Everyone has the right to freedom of 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 human rights act.