What is ACT114A ?
Section 114A is the second of two amendments made to Malaysia’s Evidence Act 1950. Law Minister Nazri Aziz tabled the second amendment, formally known as Evidence (Amendment) (No2) Act 2012, in Dewan Rakyat on 18 April. James Dawos Mamit supported the motion, and Section 114A was passed after the second and third reading. On 9 May, Dewan Negara passed the amendment. The amendment was gazetted on 31 July 2012. This means the law is now operational.
How does ACT114A affect you?
It does affect my freedom of speech and expression is upheld. Every single moment I have to worry will get sue for defamation due to section 114A. The ACT11A will control everyone's freedom, we suppose to have to freedom to post anything in facebook, twitter, blogging or any other social network.
Does it really matter?
Yes it does. According to the ACT114A, anyone can be involve in this case, even though you are a kid! For example, if you take my phone and tweet something about the politic issue, there is nothing from twitters server to prove you didn't do it. As long as you took my phone, to twitter you look like me. That’s it. Twitter doesn’t know someone took my phone. This is so unfair and bring a lot of trouble to everyone.
Should you be concerned?
Of course. When it concerns matters of Government policy, we must pay for attention on it. We are a developing nation in a modern world, we should have to right to post anything that we like in facebook or twitter.
Regards,
Lim Poh Yeng
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Yes, you are right in this point that we have the right to post anything we like in any social website. But, we also must know what can post and what can't, posting or sharing some sensitive cases and something against politics should be avoided.
ReplyDeleteTong Weng Foong
nononono, we have the right to speak out everything, if has related to sensitve issue but that the facts, we can provided all the link there. I believe in this way we won't get sue for any reason, cause that is the fact.
DeleteSo that we need to try to avoid the topic about goverment policy, but in the case, we will less a media to knowing about the political.
ReplyDeleteAgree with what PohYeng said, we as a citizen should have a right to express out opinions about government topic.
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DeleteYeah you are right, but i think that is too over already. They can't control their citizen in this way.
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