Malaysia toughens sedition law to include
online media ban, mandatory jail
Eat me you fucking Nazis.
The latest amendments to the law passed through parliament after more than 12 hours of debate that dragged into the early hours of Friday. The changes drew criticism at home and abroad, including from the United Nations.
Under the new law, the government can block electronic media that is deemed to be seditious, extending its reach into Malaysia's largely uncontrolled online media landscape.
Last month, authorities arrested editors from an online news portal for sedition, sparking outcry over the wide usage of the law.
Harsher penalties for those convicted under the amended law include the removal of a fine of up to 5,000 ringgit ($1,371) and a possible jail term of three years, to be replaced by a mandatory jail term of between three and seven years, said deputy home affairs minister Wan Junaidi Tuaku Jaafar.
Come & get me, punks. I fucking dare you & your illegitimate government to try something.
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