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SEPTEMBER 17 Two cases may explain why the police consider the Opposition-backed “Save Malaysia” rally unlawful. The first is the case of Public Prosecutor v Yuneswaran.
WHENEVER the state employs the penal law to enforce morality, criminalise vice or regulate personal autonomy, constitutional issues will arise. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Control of Tobacco Products and Smoking (CTPS) Bill is being subjected to critical parliamentary and public scrutiny. In the spirit of democracy, this scrutiny should be welcomed.
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 26 Two men were spared the gallows today in separate drug trafficking cases but were instead sentenced to jail after the Court of Appeal substituted their charges with that of possession. Lorry driver Mahadi Abidin, 50, was sentenced to 25 years’ jail for possessing 97.76.