Kerajaan Malaysia v Mat Shuhaimi bin Shafiei

01f-6-03-2017w Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 7 January 2018 • 01(f)-6-03/2017(W)

Catchwords

[2018] 3 CLJ 1 [2018] 1 LNS 28 CIVIL PROCEDURE: Abuse of process - What constituted abuse - Approach to abuse of process - Issue already litigated in earlier proceedings against same applicant - Whether proceedings an abuse of process of court CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Fundamental liberties - Freedom of speech and expression - Challenge as to constitutionality of s. 3(3) of Sedition Act 1948 - Respondent charged under section 4(1)(c) - Application for declaration that section 3(3) violated article 10(1)(a) of Federal Constitution - Whether charge amounted to unreasonable restriction to freedom of speech and expression - Whether charge rendered unconstitutional - Whether ought to be struck out - Federal Constitution, article 10(1)(a) CRIMINAL LAW: Sedition Act 1948 - Section 4(1)(c) - Elements of offence - Whether 'act of publishing a seditious publication' established - Whether publication has seditious tendency under section 3(1) - Intention of person charged deemed irrelevant under section 3(3) - Whether offence established

Practice Areas

Constitutional Law Criminal Procedure

Judges (5)

Ahmad bin Haji Maarop Delivered Balia Yusof bin Haji Wahi Coram Prasad Sandosham Abraham Coram Ramly bin Haji Ali Coram Wira Aziah binti Ali Coram

Parties (2)

Kerajaan Malaysia Appellant Mat Shuhaimi bin Shafiei Respondent

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