Dr Mahathir visits a stall at the Putrajaya Ramadan bazaar in Precint 3. — Bernama photo
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday Malaysia could descend into chaos if the government went ahead with a proposal to abolish the Sedition Act 1948.
He said the proposed new law to replace the Act would not be able to prevent all kinds of sedition that would occur.
“The people will be subjected to all kinds of sedition, including incitement to amend the Federal Constitution.
“It is not inconceivable that they would agitate for the institution of the monarchy to be abolished,” he said in his latest post on his blog, http://chedet.cc.
Dr Mahathir said the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the Banishment Act had resulted in a rise in various kinds of crime in the country.
“Sedition, despite its occurrence, has not exceeded the limits,” he said. — Bernama